Table 1 Clinical data and characteristics of CFTR gene mutations in eight Chinese CF patients examined in the current study

From: p.G970D is the most frequent CFTR mutation in Chinese patients with cystic fibrosis

Case

C1

C2

C3

C4

C5

C6

C7

C8

Age at diagnosis

20

15

1

13

15

22

4

13

Gender

M

F

F

M

M

F

F

F

Age at onset of symptom

Several months

12 Years

4 Months

1 Year

14 Years

12 Years

3 Months

12 Years

Wt/Ht(kg/m)

52/1.74

42/1.65

8/NA

48/1.6

55/1.78

45/1.67

11/0.93

32/1.49

Family history

None

None

Yes

None

Yes

Yes

None

None

Sweat test [Cl−] (mmol/l)

137

140

108.4

95.2

106.5

101.9

122.1

62

Gastrointestinal symptoms

Recurrent diarrhea, marasmus

Marasmus

Recurrent diarrhea; Meconium ileus suspected

None

None

Marasmus

Malnutrition

Malnutrition

Comorbidity

None

None

None

ABPA

None

ABPA

None

ABPA

Pulmonary function test

FEV1 43.6% PRED FEV1/FVC 56.96%

Not available

Not available

FEV1 61.4% PRED FEV1/FVC 74.5%

FEV1 81.7% PRED FEV1/FVC 77.01%

FEV1 30.2% PRED FEV1/FVC 47.98%

Not available

FEV1 72.9% PRED FEV1/FVC 69.48%

Diagnosis before CF confirmation

Bronchiectasis

Bronchiectasis

Bartter Syndrome

Bartter Syndrome and bronchiectasis

Bronchiectasis

Bronchiectasis

Bronchiectasis

ABPA

PS/PI

PI suspected

PI

PI suspected

PS

PS

PS

PS

PS

Sudan III Staining

Negative

Positive

Negative

Negative

Negative

Negative

Negative

Negative

Sputum culture

Pseudomonas Aeruginosa

Pseudomonas Aeruginosa

Pseudomonas Aeruginosa and Methicillin Resistant Staphylococus Epidermidis

Pseudomonas Aeruginosa

Pseudomonas Aeruginosa

Escherichia coli (extended-spectrum beta-lactamase+) and Pseudomonas Aeruginosa

Pseudomonas Aeruginosa

Negative

CFTR allele 1

 Nucleotide change

c.2909G>A

c.2909G>A

c.2909G>A

c.3700A>G

c.3635delT a

c.2909G>A

c.2909G>A

c.2909G>A

 Amino acid change

p.G970D

p.G970D

p.G970D

p.I1234V

p.V1212Afs*15

p.G970D

p.G970D

p.G970D

CFTR allele 2

 Nucleotide change

c.1521_1523delCTT

c.2374C>T

c.2125C>T

c.959–960insA

not detected b

c.1997T>G a

c.263T>G

c.2907A>C a

 Amino acid change

p.F508del

p.R792*

p.R709*

p.S321Ifs*42

NA

p.L666*

p.L88*

p.A969A (ΔE17 p.N886Kfs*4)

  1. Abbreviations: ABPA, allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis; CF, cystic fibrosis; CFTR RefSeq, NM_000492.3; F, female; FEV1, forced expiratory volume in 1s; FVC, forced vital capacity; M, male; NA, not applicable; PI, pancreatic insufficiency; pred, predicted; PS, pancreatic sufficiency;
  2. aNovel mutation (shown in bold) identified in the present study.
  3. bPerformed MLPA.