Systematic estimation of cystic fibrosis prevalence in Chinese and genetic spectrum comparison to Caucasians

Systematic estimation of cystic fibrosis prevalence in Chinese and genetic spectrum comparison to Caucasians

Abstract Background Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a common, life-threatening genetic disease in Caucasians but rarely reported in Chinese population. The prevalence and population-specific genetic spectrum of CF in China needs to be systematically estimated and compared with Caucasians. Materials and meth...

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Main Authors: Qi Ni, Xiang Chen, Ping Zhang, Lin Yang, Yulan Lu, Feifan Xiao, Bingbing Wu, Huijun Wang, Wenhao Zhou, Xinran Dong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-03-01
Series:Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
Subjects:
Cystic fibrosis
Screening panel
Prevalence estimation
Allele frequency comparison
Haplotype construction and comparison
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13023-022-02279-9

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