Systematic estimation of cystic fibrosis prevalence in Chinese and genetic spectrum comparison to Caucasians.

Qi NiXiang ChenPing ZhangLin YangYulan LuFeifan XiaoBingbing WuHuijun WangWenhao ZhouXinran Dong

Published in: Orphanet journal of rare diseases (2022)

Chinese population showed significantly different genetic spectrum pattern in CFTR gene compared with Caucasian population, and thus a Chinese-specific CF screening panel is needed.

Keyphrases

cystic fibrosis
genome wide
pseudomonas aeruginosa
copy number
lung function
risk factors
dna methylation
african american
transcription factor
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease