The application of genetic analysis in cystic fibrosis
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common lethal autosomal recessive disease in Caucasians, with an incidence of approximately 1 in 2,500 newborns and a carrier frequency of 1 in 25. The major symptoms of the disease are due to malfunction of exocrine glands; sweat glands in the skin secrete excessive...
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Manchester Metropolitan University
1993
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.334244 |