SPECTRUM OF MUTATIONS IN CYSTIC-FIBROSIS

被引:19
作者
CUTTING, GR [1 ]
机构
[1] JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV, SCH MED, CTR MED GENET, BALTIMORE, MD 21287 USA
关键词
CFTR GENE; ETHNIC DISTRIBUTION; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE;
D O I
10.1007/BF00768062
中图分类号
Q6 [生物物理学];
学科分类号
071011 ;
摘要
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a disorder characterized by elevated sweat electrolytes and thick mucous secretions due to abnormal chloride permeability in epithelial tissues. The gene responsible for this disease, the CF transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) was identified by a positional cloning approach 3 years ago. Since that time, over two hundred mutations have been found in CFTR genes from affected individuals. Analysis of these disease-associated mutations has provided new insight into the etiology of this disease and into the mechanisms of epithelial electrolyte secretion.
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