Article
Complete mutational screening of the CFTR gene in 120 patients with pulmonary disease.
Human genetics - 1 Dec 1998
Bombieri C, Benetazzo M, Saccomani A, Belpinati F, Gilè L S, Luisetti M, Pignatti P F
Abstract excerpt
In order to determine the possible role of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator (CFTR) gene in pulmonary diseases not due to cystic fibrosis, a complete screening of the CFTR gene was performed in 120 Italian patients with disseminated bronchiectasis of unknown cause (DBE), chronic bronchi...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator
- Female
- Genetic Testing
- Genotype
- Humans
- Italy
- Lung Diseases
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Mutation
- Polymorphism, Genetic
