The study of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene mutations in a group of patients from Romania
pmid: 18467194
The study of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene mutations in a group of patients from Romania
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is produced by mutations in the Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator Gene (CFTR) gene.One hundred twenty eight patients with CF were analysed for mutations in the CFTR gene in order to establish the frequency of CF mutations in the Romanian population. The chief methods of analysis were polymerase chain reaction (PCR) of DNA extracted from blood and electrophoresis of PCR products.The frequency of F508del in CF chromosomes from Romania is approximately 56.3%. Other frequent mutations noted are: G542X (3.9%), W1282X (2.3%), and CFTRdele2,3(21 kb)(1.6%); the remaining mutations have frequencies below 1%.We consider that the frequency of F508del in CF patients from Romania is higher than in previous reports, reaching 56.3%, probably owing to more rigorous selection of patients for genetic testing, allowing improved calculation of mutation frequencies.
- St Mary's Hospital United Kingdom
- Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust United Kingdom
- St Mark's Hospital United Kingdom
- Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy Romania
- St Mary's Hospital Canada
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Male, Cystic Fibrosis, Romania, DNA Mutational Analysis, Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Cystic fibrosis, Gene Frequency, Humans, Female, Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health, Mutations
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Male, Cystic Fibrosis, Romania, DNA Mutational Analysis, Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Cystic fibrosis, Gene Frequency, Humans, Female, Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health, Mutations
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