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CF is caused by a defective and/or missing CFTR protein resulting from certain mutations in the CFTR gene.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals - FDA Accepts New Drug Application for VX-445, Tezacaftor and Ivacaftor Combination Treatment

According to the agency, Symdeko is used to treat patients who have two copies of the most common type of mutation, F508del mutation, or who have at least one of the mutations in the CFTR gene that is responsive to the active ingredients in Symdeko based on in vitro data and/or clinical evidence.

US FDA expands use of Symdeko to include patients ages six years and older for cystic fibrosis

Ter testi sonucunun >60 mmol/L olmasi durumunda hasta CFTR gen analizine yonlendirilir (9).

Sanliurfa Ilindeki Ter Testi Sonucu Supheli Olan ve Klinik On Tanisi Kistik Fibrozis Olan Hasta Gruplarindaki CFTR Gen Mutasyonlarinin Yeni Nesil Dizileme Yontemi ile Incelenmesi/Examination of CFTR Gene Mutations in Patient Groups with Borderline Sweat Test and Clinical Preliminary Diagnosis of Cystic Fibrosis by Next-Generation Sequencing Method in Sanliurfa Province

A DNA analysis was performed and a homozygous nonsense mutation c.923C>A (p.S308X) and a homozygous variable-site mutationb c.1408G>A (p.V470M) (NCBI: SNP rs213950) in the CFTR gene were identified [Figure 2], confirming CF.{Figure 2}

Early diagnosis of a case of infantile cystic fibrosis and review of literature in Taiwan

The recognition that the inheritance of any combination of CFTR mutations will result in a wide spectrum of CF phenotypes is important.

Cystic fibrosis: What's new in South Africa in 2019

A range of doses were assessed in randomized trials involving patients with cystic fibrosis, heterozygous for the Phe508del CFTR mutation and a minimal-function CFTR mutation (Phe508del-MF) or homozygous for the Phe508del CFTR mutation (Phe508del-Phe508del).

Triple Combo Regimens May Address Cause of Cystic Fibrosis; Promising results for VX-659-, VX-445-tezacaftor-ivacaftor for cystic fibrosis with mutations in CFTR

Additional therapies target the molecular defects associated with production and function of the CFTR protein (8, 9).

Advances in the Diagnosis and Management of Cystic Fibrosis in the Genomic Era

In Michigan, the IRT/DNA screening protocol screens for the common CFTR mutations in newborns following high IRT (sensitivity 96%) [11].

Newborn Screening Saves Lives but Cannot Replace the Need for Clinical Vigilance

We have previously shown that hAMSCs display the ability to differentiate into airway epithelial cells and determine an increase in CFTR maturation and CFTR-dependent chloride efflux in cocultures with immortalised CF bronchial epithelial cells (CFBE41o- line) [20].

Gap Junctions Are Involved in the Rescue of CFTR-Dependent Chloride Efflux by Amniotic Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Coculture with Cystic Fibrosis CFBE41o- Cells

Analysis of mutation and polymorphism: CFTR gene mutation study was conducted on 27 unrelated, ethnically Kurdish CF patients who were born in Kermanshah province.

CFTR Mutation Analysis in Western Iran: Identification of Two Novel Mutations