2000
Worldwide Genetic Analysis of the CFTR Region
Mateu E, Calafell F, Lao O, Bonné-Tamir B, Kidd J, Pakstis A, Kidd K, Bertranpetit J. Worldwide Genetic Analysis of the CFTR Region. American Journal Of Human Genetics 2000, 68: 103-117. PMID: 11104661, PMCID: PMC1234903, DOI: 10.1086/316940.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAfricaAllelesCystic FibrosisCystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance RegulatorGene FrequencyGenetic TestingGenetic VariationGeographyHaplotypesHumansLinkage DisequilibriumMicrosatellite RepeatsMolecular Sequence DataMutationPhylogenyPolymorphism, GeneticPolymorphism, Single NucleotideConceptsCystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) geneShort tandem repeat polymorphismsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsLinkage disequilibriumHaplotype backgroundTransmembrane conductance regulator geneWorldwide population samplesModern human populationsHaplotype variationHigh heterozygosityCFTR regionOut of AfricaRegulator geneSevere genetic disorderGenetic analysisMutation rateDifferent haplotypesAncestral haplotypeAllele sizeOutcome of differencesSNP haplotypesLD analysisNon-AfricansHaplotypesLD measures
1999
Allele Frequencies in a Worldwide Survey of a CA Repeat in the First Intron of the CFTR Gene
Mateu E, Calafell F, Bonné-Tamir B, Kidd J, Casals T, Kidd K, Bertranpetit J. Allele Frequencies in a Worldwide Survey of a CA Repeat in the First Intron of the CFTR Gene. Human Heredity 1999, 49: 15-20. PMID: 9858852, DOI: 10.1159/000022834.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAllelesCystic FibrosisCystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance RegulatorDinucleotide RepeatsGene FrequencyGenetics, PopulationHumansIntronsPolymorphism, GeneticTandem Repeat SequencesConceptsCFTR geneIntron 1Allele frequenciesMolecular varianceGenetic varianceFirst intronDinucleotide CACA repeatsGenesCF mutationsHaplotypic analysisMutationsMajor geographical areasAfrican populationsUnknown mutationsAllele distributionPolymorphismCystic fibrosisIntronsChromosomesRepeatsGeographical regionsLociHeterozygosityPopulation