Genetic modifying factors of cystic fibrosis phenotype: a challenge for modern medicine

LI Butnariu, E Țarcă, E Cojocaru, C Rusu… - Journal of Clinical …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a monogenic autosomal recessive disease caused by cystic fibrosis
transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene mutations. CF is characterized by a …

Modifier factors of cystic fibrosis phenotypes: a focus on modifier genes

J Mésinèle, M Ruffin, L Guillot, H Corvol - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Although cystic fibrosis (CF) is recognized as a monogenic disease, due to variants within
the CFTR (Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Regulator) gene, an extreme clinical …

A Genotypic-Oriented View of CFTR Genetics Highlights Specific Mutational Patterns Underlying Clinical Macrocategories of Cystic Fibrosis

M Lucarelli, SM Bruno, S Pierandrei, G Ferraguti… - Molecular …, 2015 - Springer
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a monogenic disease caused by mutations of the cystic fibrosis
transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene. The genotype-phenotype relationship …

Genotypes and phenotypes in cystic fibrosis and cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator–related disorders

C Bombieri, M Seia, C Castellani - Seminars in respiratory and …, 2015 - thieme-connect.com
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is characterized by remarkable variability in severity, rate of disease
progression, and organ involvement. In spite of the considerable amount of data collected …

Genetic variation in CFTR and modifier loci may modulate cystic fibrosis disease severity

A Paranjapye, M Ruffin, A Harris, H Corvol - Journal of Cystic Fibrosis, 2020 - Elsevier
In patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), genetic variants within and outside the CFTR locus
contribute to the variability of the disease severity. CFTR transcription is tightly regulated by …

Cystic fibrosis disease modifiers: complex genetics defines the phenotypic diversity in a monogenic disease

WK O'Neal, MR Knowles - Annual review of genomics and …, 2018 - annualreviews.org
In many respects, genetic studies in cystic fibrosis (CF) serve as a paradigm for a human
Mendelian genetic success story. From recognition of the condition as a heritable …

[HTML][HTML] Complete CFTR gene sequencing in 5,058 individuals with cystic fibrosis informs variant-specific treatment

KS Raraigh, MA Aksit, K Hetrick, RG Pace, H Ling… - Journal of Cystic …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a recessive condition caused by variants in each CF
transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) allele. Clinically affected individuals without …

Polymorphisms in the glutathione pathway modulate cystic fibrosis severity: a cross-sectional study

FAFAL Marson, CS Bertuzzo, AF Ribeiro… - BMC medical …, 2014 - Springer
Background Cystic fibrosis (CF) clinically manifests with various levels of severity, which are
thought to be modulated by mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance …

Modifier genetics: cystic fibrosis

GR Cutting - Annu. Rev. Genomics Hum. Genet., 2005 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common lethal autosomal recessive disorder in the
Caucasian population, affecting about 30,000 individuals in the United States. The gene …

Molecular diagnosis and genetic counseling of cystic fibrosis and related disorders: new challenges

T Bienvenu, M Lopez, E Girodon - Genes, 2020 - mdpi.com
Identification of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene and
its numerous variants opened the way to fantastic breakthroughs in diagnosis, research and …