Defining a mutational panel and predicting the prevalence of cystic fibrosis in oman.

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Published in Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J on July 24, 2014

Authors

Uwe W Fass1, Majid Al-Salmani1, Said Bendahhou2, Ganji Shivalingam3, Catherine Norrish1, Kallesh Hebal3, Fiona Clark4, Thomas Heming1, Saleh Al-Khusaiby1

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Biochemistry & Genetics, Oman Medical College, Sohar, Oman;
2: Laboratoire d'Excellence - Ion Channel Science and Therapeutics, LP2M, UMR 7370 CNRS, Faculté de Médecine, Université Nice-Sophia Antipolis, Nice, France;
3: Departments of Pediatrics, Sohar Regional Teaching Hospital, Sohar, Oman.
4: Departments of Physiotherapy, Sohar Regional Teaching Hospital, Sohar, Oman.

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