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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-12-3
pubmed:abstractText
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an autosomal recessive disease caused by at least 1,000 different mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene (CFTR). To determine the frequency of 70 common worldwide CFTR mutations in 155 Euro-Brazilian CF patients and in 38 Afro-Brazilian CF patients, we used direct PCR amplification of DNA from a total of 386 chromosomes from CF patients born in three different states of Brazil. The results show that screening for seventy mutations accounts for 81% of the CF alleles in Euro-Brazilians, but only 21% in the Afro-Brazilian group. We found 21 different mutations in Euro-Brazilians and only 7 mutations in Afro-Brazilians. The frequency of mutations and the number of different mutations detected in Euro-Brazilians are different from Northern European and North American populations, but similar to Southern European populations; in Afro-Brazilians, the mix of CF-mutations is different from those reported in Afro-American CF patients. We also found significant differences in detection rates between Euro-Brazilian (75%) and Afro-Brazilian CF patients (21%) living in the same state, Minas Gerais. These results, therefore, have implications for the use of DNA-based tests for risk assessment in heterogeneous populations like the Brazilians. Further studies are needed to identify the remaining CF mutations in the different populations and regions of Brazil.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1090-6576
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
7
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
213-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:14641997-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:14641997-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:14641997-African Continental Ancestry Group, pubmed-meshheading:14641997-Alleles, pubmed-meshheading:14641997-Brazil, pubmed-meshheading:14641997-Child, pubmed-meshheading:14641997-Child, Preschool, pubmed-meshheading:14641997-Cystic Fibrosis, pubmed-meshheading:14641997-Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator, pubmed-meshheading:14641997-European Continental Ancestry Group, pubmed-meshheading:14641997-Female, pubmed-meshheading:14641997-Gene Frequency, pubmed-meshheading:14641997-Genetic Heterogeneity, pubmed-meshheading:14641997-Genetic Testing, pubmed-meshheading:14641997-Genetics, Population, pubmed-meshheading:14641997-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:14641997-Infant, pubmed-meshheading:14641997-Male, pubmed-meshheading:14641997-Mutation
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
High allelic heterogeneity between Afro-Brazilians and Euro-Brazilians impacts cystic fibrosis genetic testing.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Genetics, Section of Clinical Biology, Universidade Federal do Parana, 1526 Curitiba Parana, Brazil 81531-990. genetika@genetika.com.br
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't