Table 1: Population variation of 24 common cystic fibrosis mutations

Footnotes to table 1.
Location (Ethnic origin) Total CF chromosomes screened Contributors / Institute
Europe, North
Belgium 272 0 196 2 11 0 6 6 9 Cochaux P, Vassart G, Campus Hospital Erasme, Brussels, Belgium
Belgium 200 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 145 5 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 7 Cuppens H, Cassiman J-J, University of Leuven (Gasthuisberg), Leuven, Belgium
Belgium 194 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 153 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 Lissens W, Bonduelle M, Liebaers I, Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Brussels, Belgium
Belgium 160 0 126 3 5 0 0 2 1 o 2 Verellen-Dumoulin Ch, Walon C, Centre de G�n�tique UCL, Brussels, Belgium
Belgium 156 1 114 3 4 0 0 5 Willems PJ, Delaere G, University of Antwerp, Belgium
Denmark 586 2 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 511 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 7 Schwartz M, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Faroe Island (Danish) 18 18 Schwartz M, Sorensen , Faroe Island, Denmark
The Netherlands 643 1 0 0 1 19 1 502 11 13 0 1 5 8 4 6 Halley D, van den Ouweland A, Hermans C, Erasmus Univ, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
The Netherlands 400 0 0 12 0 302 5 6 0 0 7 0 4 2 3 3 Scheffer H, Dijkstra D-JW, Buys CHCM, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
England, North-West 1,254 4 8 11 0 1 0 0 0 6 1,017 4 15 2 49 8 8 12 0 0 0 2 0 3 6 Schwarz M, Malone GM, Super M, Royal Manchester Children'sHosp,Manchester, UK
England, Birmingham 1,198 10 798 15 19 3 1 Giles MG, Higgins SG, Lindey V, Birmingham Hospital, Birmingham, England
England 944 4 10 0 1 2 2 715 4 18 4 30 5 2 1 1 2 5 5 Mayall E, Williams C, Williamson R, St. Mary's Hospital, London, UK
East Anglia 527 3 2 2 1 420 0 10 1 11 3 0 1 4 McMahon R, Barton D, Payne SJ, Addenbrook's Hospital, Cambridge, UK
England 486 5 329 20 18 6 Osborne LR, Santis GK, Knight RA, National Heart & Lung Institute, London, UK
England, South 482 3 3 1 333 3 5 0 14 1 1 1 1 3 2 5 Dears S, Beards F, Harris A, Guy's Hospital, London, UK
England, North West 365 5 1 3 0 0 1 0 288 2 5 0 11 1 0 4 1 2 3 4 Wallace A, Elles R, St. Mary's Hospital, Manchester, UK
Greater London 354 1 1 2 282 5 9 12 3 1 1 McMahon CJ, Middleton-Price H, Institute of Child Health, London, England
England, South 252 0 4 1 0 1 188 3 4 5 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 0 Harris A, Shackleton S, Seller A, Oxford University, Oxford, England
England , North 232 0 0 2 1 0 0 190 4 2 5 5 1 1 2 0 1 0 Dalton A, Wallace AJ, Centre for Human Genetics, Sheffield, England
Scotland 836 14 9 0 2 571 8 31 1 44 1 4 3 6 Jones CT, Brock DJH, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, Scotland
Wales (Welsh) 183 0 1 12 0 4 0 0 0 2 131 2 5 1 4 2 0 10 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 Cheadle J, Meredith L, University of Wales College of Medicine,Cardiff, Wales
Wales (Welsh/British) 158 4 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 114 0 4 0 7 2 1 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 Cheadle J, Meredith L, University of Wales College of Medicine,Cardiff, Wales
Ireland 292 8 4 1 199 7 13 0 5 De Arce M, Cashman S, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
Northern Ireland 456 0 7 8 0 0 0 4 258 9 0 17 1 12 0 0 1 0 1 Graham CA, Hill AJM, Hughes DJ, . Belfast City Hospital, Northern Ireland
France (mixed European) 1,200 4 1 1 8 5 5 5 1 3 827 16 40 0 3 10 0 1 6 3 18 22 Chevalier-Porst F, Bonardot AM, Bozon D, H�pital Debrouss�, Lyon, France
France 753 2 1 1 4 1 3 512 14 10 1 9 1 1 10 4 7 1 5 10 F�rec C, Mercier B, Audrezet MP, Centre de Biogenetique, Brest, France
French 574 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 6 416 12 15 1 5 3 0 0 3 1 4 3 1 8 7 Costes B, Ghanem N, Goossens M, Lab de G�n�t Mol�c,CHUH.Mondor, Cr�teil, France
France 522 1 7 362 4 17 6 2 2 3 2 Simon-Bouy B, Mornet E, Bou� A, Chateau de Longchamp, Paris, France
Brittany (Celtic) 475 0 1 1 0 27 0 0 0 1 373 3 2 0 18 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 F�rec C, Mercier B, Audrezet MP, Centre de Biogenetique, Brest, France
France, Lyon 464 3 2 1 1 0 328 6 20 0 2 2 0 0 3 10 Calemard L, Bey-Omar F, Morel Y, H�pital Debrousse, Lyon, France
France, South (Mediterranean) 340 2 0 1 4 3 3 1 0 3 216 6 18 1 1 1 0 1 4 0 3 2 0 1 4 Claustres M, DesGeorges M, Laussel M, Institut de Biologie, Montpellier, France
France (mixed population) 292 0 0 0 0 216 3 14 9 4 0 1 18 6 Lucotte G, UER de Cochin Port Royal, Paris, France
French 272 0 0 3 178 4 0 1 Kitzis A, Chomel JC, CHU-Cochin, Paris, France
France, Paris 266 0 1 0 0 3 167 1 14 0 0 3 0 6 10 Geldmann D, Aymard P, Trousseau Hospital, Paris, France
Finland 40 0 0 0 18 1 0 0 0 0 Kere J, Estivill X, de la Chapelle A, University of Helsinki, Finland
Germany 896 0 2 1 0 4 2 11 1 2 652 7 11 0 7 17 0 0 2 8 2 4 7 5 17 D�rk T, Wulf B, T�mmler B, Medizinische Hochschule, Hannover, Germany
German 692 0 0 0 10 0 2 505 1 9 0 8 12 0 0 8 0 8 Stuhrmann M, Schmidtke J, Medizinische Hochschule, Hannover, Germany
Germany, Bavarian 448 0 0 6 0 312 4 8 8 0 1 Meitinger T, Kinderpoliklinik der Universitat Muchen, Germany
Germany 346 277 6 11 1 H�rst J, Westfalische Wilhelms- Universitat M�nster, Germany
Germany, southwest 230 1 0 154 4 9 2 8 0 6 Kulozik A, Lindner M, Universtiy of Ulm, Germany
Germany, Berlin-Brandenberg 228 0 0 2 0 6 150 3 3 6 5 1 0 0 0 6 Grade K, Grunewald I, Coutelle Ch, Max-Delbr�ck-Centrum Berlin, Germany
Germany, Berlin 206 1 3 116 1 7 1 1 1 1 Reis A, Varon R, Sperling K, Freie Universit�t Berlin, Germany
Poland 314 0 0 0 178 5 8 0 1 10 0 0 3 3 Bal J, Maciejko D, Mazurczak T, Nat Res Inst of Mother and Child, Warsaw, Poland
Poland 190 0 0 0 1 100 9 6 0 1 0 4 0 5 Witt M, Institute of Human Genetics, Poznan, Poland
Poland 22 12 1 0 Halley D, van den Ouweland A, Hermans C, Erasmus Univ, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Russia, Moscow 118 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 4 Verlingue C, Kapranov N, F�rec C, Centre de Biogenetique, Brest, France
Russia 1,104 1 1 0 561 5 3 6 5 2 Baranov V, Ivaschenko T, Academy of Medical Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia
Sweden 332 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 148 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 Macek M Jr, Anvret M, Dahl N, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
Sweden, South 182 1 0 0 0 129 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Holmberg L, Schaedel C, University Hospital, Lund, Sweden