p.F508del in a heterogeneous cystic fibrosis population from Minas Gerais, Brazil

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common autosomal recessive disease of the Caucasian population. Among the various CF mutations, p.F508del is the most frequent, accounting for two-thirds of the global CF chromosomes, although showing great variability among populations. We have studied 115 unrelated...

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Main Authors: P.V.T. Vidigal, F.J.C. Reis, W.L.M. Boson, L.A. De Marco, G. Brasileiro-Filho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2008-08-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2008000800001