Article
Cystic fibrosis patients from the Black Sea region: the 1677delTA mutation.
Human mutation - 1 Jan 1994
Angelicheva D, Boteva K, Jordanova A, Savov A, Kufardjieva A, Tolun A, Telatar M, Akarsubaşi A, Köprübaşi F, Aydoğdu S
Abstract excerpt
A 2 bp deletion in exon 10 of the CFTR gene, 1677delTA, which is very rare among CF chromosomes worldwide, was found to be a relatively common cause of cystic fibrosis in countries located in the region of the Black Sea. The frequency of the mutation was compared among cystic fibrosis patients fr...
Topics
- Bulgaria
- Cyprus
- Cystic Fibrosis
- DNA Mutational Analysis
- Female
- Frameshift Mutation
- Gene Frequency
- Genotype
- Georgia (Republic)
- Haplotypes
- Humans
- Infant