Determination of cystic fibrosis carrier frequency for Zuni native Americans of New Mexico.

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The Zuni native Americans of the Southwest have an incidence of cystic fibrosis of approximately one in 333 or seven and one-half times that found for Caucasians. Earlier studies indicated that dF508 was not among the cystic fibrosis mutations causing this disease. Through a collaborative study the R1162X mutation was found on 12 out of 12 cystic fibrosis chromosomes from six Zuni patients. Because of the...

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