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3849+10 kb C-->T mutation and disease severity in cystic fibrosis.
Lancet (London, England) - 29 Jul 1995
Stern R C, Doershuk C F, Drumm M L
Abstract excerpt
50% of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) are homozygous for the delta F508 mutation, but the remainder have at least one of many other less common mutations. The 3849 + 10 kb C-->T splice mutation seems to be associated with less severe disease. We report ten CF patients who are hemizygous for this mutation. Three male patients do not have azoospermia (sperm counts 12, 53, and 198 x 10(6)/mL). Another boy died...
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