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SUBMITTER: Leung GK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5241212 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Leung Gordon K C GK Ying Dingge D Mak Christopher C Y CC Chen Xin-Ying XY Xu Weiyi W Yeung Kit-San KS Wong Wai-Lap WL Chu Yoyo W Y YW Mok Gary T K GT Chau Christy S K CS McLuskey Jenna J Ong Winnie P T WP Leong Huey-Yin HY Chan Kelvin Y K KY Yang Wanling W Chen Jeng-Haur JH Li Albert M AM Sham Pak C PC Lau Yu-Lung YL Chung Brian H Y BH Lee So-Lun SL
Molecular genetics & genomic medicine 20161113 1
<h4>Background</h4>Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a rare condition in Asians. Since 1985, only about 30 Chinese patients have been reported with molecular confirmation.<h4>Method</h4>Using our in-house next-generation sequencing (NGS) pipeline for childhood bronchiectasis, we identified disease-causing <i>CFTR</i> mutations in CF patients in Hong Kong. After identifying p.I1023R in multiple patients, haplotype analysis was performed with genome-wide microarray to ascertain the likelihood of this being ...[more]