Complete identification of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator mutations in the CF population of Saguenay Lac-Saint-Jean (Quebec, Canada)

Clinical Genetics

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 44-46

  De Braekeleer, Marc ^a,b   Mari, Cécile ^c   Verlingue, Claudine ^c   Allard, Christian ^a,b   Leblanc, Jean Pierre ^a,b   Simard, Fernand ^a,b   Aubin, Gervais ^a,b   Férec, Claude ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À CHICOUTIMI   (Canada)

^b CHICOUTIMI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c Centre de Biogénétique   (France)

Author keywords

CFTR mutations; Cystic fibrosis; Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis; French Canadian; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENE MUTATION; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031950633     PISSN: 00099163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-0004.1998.531530108.x     Document Type: Article

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