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Highly variable incidence of cystic fibrosis and different mutation distribution among different Jewish ethnic groups in Israel.
Human genetics - 1 Aug 1995
Kerem E, Kalman Y M, Yahav Y, Shoshani T, Abeliovich D, Szeinberg A, Rivlin J, Blau H, Tal A, Ben-Tur L
Abstract excerpt
The incidence of cystic fibrosis (CF) and the frequency of disease-causing mutations varies among different ethnic and geographic populations. The Jewish population around the world is comprised of two major ethnic groups; Ashkenazi and non-Ashkenazi. The latter is further classified according to country of origin. In this study, we analyzed the incidence of CF and the distribution of CF mutations in the general...
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