title: CFTR mutation analysis and haplotype associations in CF patients.
abstract: Most newborn screening (NBS) laboratories use second-tier molecular tests for cystic fibrosis (CF) using dried blood spots (DBS). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's NBS Quality Assurance Program offers proficiency testing (PT) in DBS for CF transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene mutation detection. Extensive molecular characterization on 76 CF patients, family members or screen positive newborns was performed for quality assurance. The coding, regulatory regions and portions of all introns were sequenced and large insertions/deletions were characterized as well as two intronic di-nucleotide microsatellites. For CF patient samples, at least two mutations were identified/verified and four specimens contained three likely CF-associated mutations. Thirty-four sequence variations in 152 chromosomes were identified, five of which were not previously reported. Twenty-seven of these variants were used to predict haplotypes from the major haplotype block defined by HapMap data that spans the promoter through intron 19. Chromosomes containing the F508del (p.Phe508del), G542X (p.Gly542X) and N1303K (p.Asn1303Lys) mutations shared a common haplotype subgroup, consistent with a common ancient European founder. Understanding the haplotype background of CF-associated mutations in the U.S. population provides a framework for future phenotype/genotype studies and will assist in determining a likely cis/trans phase of the mutations without need for parent studies.
authors.affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA. scordovado@cdc.gov
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Cordovado
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hendrix
authors.forename: C N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Greene
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mochal
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Earley
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Farrell
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kharrazi
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Hannon
authors.forename: P W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Mueller
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*; D019005:Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator / Q000235:genetics*; D004252:DNA Mutational Analysis; D059788:Dried Blood Spot Testing; D005260:Female; D005820:Genetic Testing; D006239:Haplotypes / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D015810:Linkage Disequilibrium; D008297:Male; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats; D011153:Population; D012015:Reference Standards; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D019005:Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator