3120 +1G→A: The emirati variant cystic fibrosis

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 139-140

  Saleheen, Danish ^a   Frossard, Philippe M ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

CFTR gene; Cystic fibrosis; Emirates; Variant

Indexed keywords

DNA; TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MUTATION; NEWBORN; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

CYSTIC FIBROSIS; CYSTIC FIBROSIS TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR; DNA; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MUTATION; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 33745599159     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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