A case Report of a Classic Cystic fibrosis Pediatric Patient in Korea Carrying Very Rare CFTR Gene Mutations (D993Y and Q220X).
10.7581/pard.2011.21.1.61
- Author:
Min Jung KIM
1
;
Jung Wan KANG
;
Ji Hyun LEE
;
Kyung Won KIM
;
Myung Hyun SOHN
;
Min Goo LEE
;
Myung Joon KIM
;
Kyu Earn KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics and Institute of Allergy, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. mhsohn@yuhs.ac
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Cystic fibrosis;
CFTR gene mutation;
Korea
- MeSH:
Child;
Chloride Channels;
Cystic Fibrosis;
Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator;
Epithelium;
Failure to Thrive;
Humans;
Infertility, Male;
Korea;
Lifting;
Male;
Prevalence;
Social Control, Formal
- From:Pediatric Allergy and Respiratory Disease
2011;21(1):61-66
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Cystic fibrosis is the most common autosomal recessive disease in Caucasian. Cystic fibrosis is caused by cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene mutations that lead to dysfunction of chloride ion channel regulations in the epithelium. Cystic fibrosis can affect multiple organ functions, resulting in various signs and symptoms. Typically, chronic airway infection, maldigestion, failure to thrive, and male infertility can occur. There are approximately 1800 CFTR gene mutations which have been identified thus far. However, there are only a few types of mutations reported in Korea because the prevalence of the disease is different among ethnicitiess and nations. Despite its rarity, reports of CFTR mutations or diagnosed patients on the rise. Therefore, we have to detect better outcomes as early as possible based on a precise understanding of the disease entity. We report a 9-year-old girl carrying D339Y and Q220X gene mutations, as the first case report of a D339Y mutation in Korea.
