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A rare CFTR mutation associated with severe disease progression in a 10-year-old Hispanic patient.

Katherine SoeM Myrtha Gregoire-Bottex
Published in: Clinical case reports (2017)
Cystic fibrosis is a life-shortening multisystem genetic disease. While readily tested, few tests analyze rare gene mutations prevalent among ethnic minorities. This case of a Hispanic child with a rare CF-causing c.233dupT mutation and severe disease emphasizes the need for broad CFTR mutation analyses and genotyping particularly in minority populations.
Keyphrases
  • cystic fibrosis
  • pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • lung function
  • early onset
  • african american
  • mental health
  • case report
  • drug induced
  • gene expression
  • genetic diversity