Molecular analysis of CFTR gene mutations among Iraqi cystic fibrosis patients.

Asal Gailan Abdul-QadirBassam Musa Al-MusawiRabab Farhan ThejealSaad Abdul-Baqi Al-Omar

Published in: The Egyptian journal of medical human genetics (2021)

Cystic fibrosis seems to be not rare as previously thought. 3120+1G>A and W1282X are the two most commonly detected mutations. F508del needs to be included in all future tests, while the I507del mutation was uniquely reported in this study but not in regional studies.

Keyphrases

cystic fibrosis
pseudomonas aeruginosa
end stage renal disease
lung function
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease