Mutation spectrum in jewish cystic fibrosis patients in israel: Implication to carrier screening

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 136 A, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 246-248

  Quint, Adina ^a   Lerer, Israela ^a   Sagi, Michal ^a   Abeliovich, Dvorah ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

CFTR gene; Cystic fibrosis; Founder mutations; Jews; Mutation analysis; Population screening

Indexed keywords

TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR;

ARTICLE; CFTR GENE; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; ETHNIC GROUP; GENE; GENE MUTATION; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; JEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CYSTIC FIBROSIS; CYSTIC FIBROSIS TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; GREECE; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMANS; IRAN; IRAQ; ISRAEL; JEWS; MOROCCO; MUTATION; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE-STRANDED CONFORMATIONAL; TUNISIA; TURKEY; YEMEN;

EID: 22044440151     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.30823     Document Type: Article

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