Liver expression in cystic fibrosis could be modulated by genetic factors different from the cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator genotype

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 294-297

  Castaldo, Giuseppe ^a   Fuccio, Antonella ^b   Salvatore, Donatello ^a   Raia, Valeria ^c   Santostasi, Teresa ^d   Leonardi, Salvatore ^e   Lizzi, Natalia ^f   Rosa, Mario La ^f   Rigillo, Nicola ^f   Salvatore, Francesco ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b SAN CARLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

^f Dipartimento di Biochimica e Biotecnologie Mediche   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cystic fibrosis; Genotype phenotype correlation; Liver expression; Modifier genes

Indexed keywords

TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR;

ARTICLE; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LOCUS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; LIVER FUNCTION; PANCREAS INSUFFICIENCY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DENATURATION; SPUTUM CULTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; CYSTIC FIBROSIS TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LIVER; MALE; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 0035254204     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1096-8628(20010201)98:4<294::AID-AJMG1097>3.0.CO;2-K     Document Type: Article

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