Prevalence of the delta F508 deletion of the cystic fibrosis gene in Belgian patients.
A sample of 107 Belgian cystic fibrosis patients has been tested for the presence of the delta F508 deletion. We have shown that 166 (78%) of the CF chromosomes presented the deletion, and that 97% of the deleted chromosomes and 50% of the non-deleted chromosomes presented the haplotype B (KM19-2/XV2c-1).
Service de Génétique (Bat. C), Hôpital Erasme, Brussels, Belgium.
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Poncin
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D001530:Belgium / Q000453:epidemiology; D002872:Chromosome Deletion; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics*; D005787:Gene Frequency; D006239:Haplotypes; D006801:Humans