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Screening Young syndrome patients for CFTR mutations.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine - 1 Oct 1995
Friedman K J, Teichtahl H, De Kretser D M, Temple-Smith P, Southwick G J, Silverman L M, Highsmith W E, Boucher R C, Knowles M R
Abstract excerpt
Young syndrome is characterized by obstructive azoospermia associated with chronic sinobronchial disease of an infectious nature, but normal sweat-gland and pancreatic function as well as normal nasal potential differences. Congenital bilateral absence of the vas deferens (CBAVD) in some patients arises from mutations within the cystic fibrosis (CF) transmembrane regulator (CFTR) gene. Because of some...
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