title: Assessing the Disease-Liability of Mutations in CFTR.
abstract: Over 1900 mutations have been reported in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR), the gene defective in patients with cystic fibrosis. These mutations have been discovered primarily in individuals who have features consistent with the diagnosis of CF. In some cases, it has been recognized that the mutations are not causative of cystic fibrosis but are responsible for disorders with features similar to CF, and these conditions have been termed CFTR-related disorders or CFTR-RD. There are also mutations in CFTR that do not contribute to any known disease state. Distinguishing CFTR mutations according to their penetrance for an abnormal phenotype is important for clinical management, structure/function analysis of CFTR, and understanding the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying CF.
authors.affiliation: Faculté de Médecine et des Sciences de la Santé, Université de Bretagne Occidentale; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU), Hôpital Morvan; INSERM, U1078 Brest, France.
authors.forename: Claude
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ferec
authors.forename: Garry R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Cutting
mesh_terms: D001987:Bronchiectasis / Q000235:genetics; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*; D019005:Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator / Q000235:genetics*; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D052801:Male Urogenital Diseases / Q000235:genetics; D009154:Mutation / Q000235:genetics*; D015997:Neonatal Screening / Q000379:methods; D050500:Pancreatitis, Chronic / Q000235:genetics; D010641:Phenotype; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis / Q000379:methods; D014649:Vas Deferens / Q000002:abnormalities
chemical_list: D019005:Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator