Cystic fibrosis (CF) in the A sian population is less frequently reported due to under‐
diagnosis and lack of centralized CF patient registries. Clinical studies on CF cases from A …

The Arabs in general are genetically diverse. Major factors that contributed to their diversity
include the migrations of Semitic tribes from the Arabian Peninsula, the Islamic expansion in …

This review presents the current experiences with newborn screening in the Middle East and
North Africa region. The population in the region is about 400 million, with high birth rate and …

BACKGROUND: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common inherited disorder in Caucasian
populations, with over 1400 mutations identified in the Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane …

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an autosomal recessive genetic disease caused by mutations in the
CFTR gene, with various clinical manifestations that affect pulmonary, digestive, exocrine …

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a lethal, monogenic disorder that affects multiple organ systems of the
body. The incidence has been described before in the Middle East to be 1 in 2000 to 1 in …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Cystic fibrosis (CF) occurs in populations in Saudi Arabia and
the Gulf area. Approximately 2000 known variants have been identified for the CF …

BACKGROUND: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common autosomal recessive disease in
Caucasians; it is however, considered to be rare in the Arab populations. Reports of the …

We have tested 144 unrelated Jewish patients suffering from the classical form of cystic
fibrosis. The patients were screened for a panel of 12 mutations including the six Ashkenazi …

It was generally believed that Cystic fibrosis (CF) is rare among Arabs; however, the few
studies available from Egypt and other Arabic countries suggested the presence of many …