CFTR mutations in cystic fibrosis patients from Murcia region (southeastern Spain): Implications for genetic testing

Clinical Genetics

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 577-579

  Moya Quiles, M R ^a   Mondejar Lopez P ^a   Pastor Vivero, M D ^a   Gonzalez Gallego I ^a   Juan Fita, M J ^a   Egea Mellado, J M ^a   Carbonell, P ^a   Casals, T ^b   Fernandez Sanchez A ^a   Sanchez Solis M ^a   Glover, G ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LA ARRIXACA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL DURAN I REYNALS   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR;

ALLELE; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NEWBORN SCREENING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SPAIN;

CYSTIC FIBROSIS; CYSTIC FIBROSIS TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR; GENETIC TESTING; HUMANS; MUTATION; SPAIN;

EID: 70749092642     PISSN: 00099163     EISSN: 13990004     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.2009.01252.x     Document Type: Letter

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