Carrier frequency of F508del mutation of cystic fibrosis in medical students from Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá, Colombia.
Abstract
Introduction: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most frequent autosomical recessive disorder in Caucasian population with an incidence of 1 in 2000 newborns. The disease is caused by mutations in the cftr gene, but the most common mutation is F508del, which accounts for 66% of CF chromosomes worldwide and a carrier frequency for Caucasian population of 1 in 25.Objective: To determine the carrier frequency of the F508del mutation in 110 unrelated, healthy students from the Facultad de Medicina, Universidad del Rosario.
Methods: The presence of F508del mutation using PCR and heteroduplex analysis was determined.
Results: Only four heterozygotes for F508del mutation were discovered. This represents a carrier frequency of 1 in 27 students.
Conclusions: This estimated frequency of F508del carriers is higher than expected, encouraging further screening in normal control individuals from different regions of Colombia.
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Keywords
- Cystic fibrosis
- deltaF508
- Carrier
- Colombia
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2009-11-25
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Mateus, H. E., Fonseca, D. J., Sánchez, L. S., Peñaloza, I. F., Forero, D. V., Perdomo, P. A., Quiasua, D. C., Ramírez, A., Montoya, L. C., Pérez, L. A., Amado, H. P., Molano, J. A., Amaya, S. A., Durán, M. H., Cárdenas, V. C., Guevara, K., Parga, D. A., & Esparrogosa, C. L. (1). Carrier frequency of F508del mutation of cystic fibrosis in medical students from Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá, Colombia. Colombia Médica, 38(4), 352-356. https://doi.org/10.25100/cm.v38i4.519
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