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Clinical expression of cystic fibrosis in a large cohort of Italian siblings.


ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:A clinical heterogeneity was reported in patients with Cystic Fibrosis (CF) with the same CFTR genotype and between siblings with CF. METHODS:We investigated all clinical aspects in a cohort of 101 pairs of siblings with CF (including 6 triplets) followed since diagnosis. RESULTS:Severe lung disease had a 22.2% concordance in sib-pairs, occurred early and the FEV1% at 12?years was predictive of the severity of lung disease in the adulthood. Similarly, CF liver disease occurred early (median: 15?years) and showed a concordance of 27.8% in sib-pairs suggesting a scarce contribution of genetic factors; in fact, only 2/15 patients with liver disease in discordant sib-pairs had a deficiency of alpha-1-antitrypsin (a known modifier gene of CF liver phenotype). CF related diabetes was found in 22 pairs (in 6 in both the siblings). It occurred later (median: 32.5?years) and is strongly associated with liver disease. Colonization by P. aeruginosa and nasal polyposis that required surgery had a concordance >?50% in sib-pairs and were poorly correlated to other clinical parameters. The pancreatic status was highly concordant in pairs of siblings (i.e., 95.1%) but a different pancreatic status was observed in patients with the same CFTR mutations. This suggests a close relationship of the pancreatic status with the "whole" CFTR genotype, including mutations in regulatory regions that may modulate the levels of CFTR expression. Finally, a severe course of CF was evident in a number of patients with pancreatic sufficiency. CONCLUSIONS:Physicians involved in care of patients with CF and in genetic counseling must be aware of the clinical heterogeneity of CF even in sib-pairs that, at the state of the art, is difficult to explain.

SUBMITTER: Terlizzi V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6303904 | biostudies-other | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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<h4>Background</h4>A clinical heterogeneity was reported in patients with Cystic Fibrosis (CF) with the same CFTR genotype and between siblings with CF.<h4>Methods</h4>We investigated all clinical aspects in a cohort of 101 pairs of siblings with CF (including 6 triplets) followed since diagnosis.<h4>Results</h4>Severe lung disease had a 22.2% concordance in sib-pairs, occurred early and the FEV<sub>1</sub>% at 12 years was predictive of the severity of lung disease in the adulthood. Similarly,  ...[more]

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