First report of CFTR mutations in black cystic fibrosis patients of southern African origin

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 802-804

  Carles, S ^a   Desgeorges, M ^a   Goldman, A ^b   Thiart, R ^c   Guittard, C ^a   Kitazos, C A ^d   De Ravel, T J L ^b   Westwood, A T R ^e   Claustres, M ^a   Ramsay, M ^b  

^a Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^e RED CROSS WAR MEMORIAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

African blacks; CFTR mutations; Cystic fibrosis

Indexed keywords

TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR;

ARTICLE; CAMEROON; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; EXON; FATHER; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NEGRO; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 19244364425     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmg.33.9.802     Document Type: Article

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