Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene mutations in severe nasal polyposis

Clinical Otolaryngology and Allied Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 519-521

  Irving, R M ^a,b,d   McMahon, R ^a   Clark, R ^a   Jones, N S ^c  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cystic fibrosis; Gene mutations; Nasal polyps

Indexed keywords

TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NOSE POLYP; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031421874     PISSN: 03077772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2273.1997.00058.x     Document Type: Article

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