Announcing the Cystic Fibrosis Gene
Figure1. Human Chromosome 7 with Cystic Fibrosis gene highlighted in red. Picture taken from the Human Genome Project.
Background Information:
Commonalities and Differences:
Bibliography:
1. Kerem B, Rommens JM, Buchanan JA, Markiewicz D, Cox TK, Chakravarti A, Buchwald M, Tsui L. 1989. Identification of the Cyctic Fibrosis Gene: Genetic Analysis. Science (245): 1073-1080.
2. 1990 Dec. Gene discovery brings cystic fibrosis cure closer-includes clinical features, and discovery implications. Health News.
<http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0857/usn6_v8/ai_9281504/print>. Accessed 2006 Sep 10.
Links:
Cystic Fibrosis Disease Profile
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Home Page
View Protein on Protein Data Base
Omim: Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man