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

Medline Plus- Cystic Fibrosis

View Protein on Protein Data Base

Omim: Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man

 

 

 

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