Fluorescence in situ hybridization mapping of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene to 7q31.3

H H Heng; X M Shi; L C Tsui

doi:10.1159/000133451

Fluorescence in situ hybridization mapping of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene to 7q31.3

Cytogenet Cell Genet. 1993;62(2-3):108-9. doi: 10.1159/000133451.

Authors

H H Heng¹, X M Shi, L C Tsui

Affiliation

¹ Department of Molecular and Medical Genetics, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

PMID: 8428507
DOI: 10.1159/000133451

Abstract

We have used the fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) technique to refine the localization of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene on human chromosome 7. The result shows that the gene is most likely located within band q31.3.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Chromosome Mapping
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 7*
Cystic Fibrosis / genetics*
Genes, Regulator*
Humans
In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence