Article
Genetic basis of variable exon 9 skipping in cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator mRNA.
Nature genetics - 1 Feb 1993
Chu C S, Trapnell B C, Curristin S, Cutting G R, Crystal R G
Abstract excerpt
Variable in-frame skipping of exon 9 in cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) mRNA transcripts (exon 9-) occurs in the respiratory epithelium. To explore the genetic basis of this event, we evaluated respiratory epithelial cells and blood leukocytes from 124 individuals (38 with cystic fibrosis (CF), 86 without CF). We found an inverse relationship between the length of the polythymidine...
Topics
- Adult
- Alleles
- Base Sequence
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator
- DNA
- Exons
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Male
- Membrane Proteins
