Author/Editor		Ravnik-Glavač, Metka; Glavač, Damjan; Komel, Radovan; Dean, Michael
Title		Single-stranded conformation polymorphism analysis of the CFTR gene in Slovenian cystic fibrosis patients: detection of mutations and sequence variations
Type		članek
Source		Hum Mutat
Vol. and No.		Letnik 2
Publication year		1993
Volume		str. 286-92
Language		eng
Abstract		Cystic fibrosis (CF) mutations have been identified in Slovenian CF patients using single-stranded conformation polymorphism (SSCP) analysis. The entire coding region and all of the splice junction sites were screened in 24 patients. By varying the electrophoretic conditions and composition of the gel, 16 different nucleotide changes have been observed in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene. Three newly described mutations and four previously reported mutations were found. In addition two new polymorphisms have been identified. Of 35 non-delta F508 chromosomes examined, mutations were detected on 25.7 per cent , raising the proportion of Slovenian CF alleles characterized to 67.5 per cent . Because of the high sensitivity of the SSCP technique most of the remaining uncharacterized CF mutations pwbably lie in large introns, promoter sequences, or putative regulatory regions not yet analyzed.
Descriptors		CYSTIC FIBROSIS SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA MUTATION SLOVENIA POLYMORPHISM (GENETICS)