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 ResearchConceptsCystic 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 ResearchConceptsCFTR geneIntron 1Allele frequenciesMolecular varianceGenetic varianceFirst intronDinucleotide CACA repeatsGenesCF mutationsHaplotypic analysisMutationsMajor geographical areasAfrican populationsUnknown mutationsAllele distributionPolymorphismCystic fibrosisIntronsChromosomesRepeatsGeographical regionsLociHeterozygosityPopulation