Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common autosomal recessive disease in Caucasian populations. The Spanish CF population is highly heterogeneous, with more than 70 different mutations causing CF. Since the CFTR gene was cloned, we have performed 81 prenatal diagnoses for 74 couples. Sixty-nine cases
Pathological confirmation of cystic fibrosis in the fetus following prenatal diagnosis
โ Scribed by Ornoy, A. ;Arnon, J. ;Katznelson, D. ;Granat, M. ;Caspi, B. ;Chemke, J. ;Opitz, John M. ;Reynolds, James F.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1987
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 878 KB
- Volume
- 28
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0148-7299
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