Article
A cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator splice variant with partial penetrance associated with variable cystic fibrosis presentations.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine - 1 Jun 1997
Kerem E, Rave-Harel N, Augarten A, Madgar I, Nissim-Rafinia M, Yahav Y, Goshen R, Bentur L, Rivlin J, Aviram M, Genem A, Chiba-Falek O, Kraemer M R, Simon A, Branski D, Kerem B
Abstract excerpt
Some patients express various features of cystic fibrosis (CF) even though essential characteristics of the disease might be absent. Such patients may suffer from respiratory disease without pancreatic insufficiency and normal sweat chloride levels. Others may present as male infertility because...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Alleles
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator
- DNA, Recombinant
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Jews
- Male