Table 1 Most common CFTR variants (cystic fibrosis) by race/ethnicity detected by expanded carrier screening.

From: Clinical experience with carrier screening in a general population: support for a comprehensive pan-ethnic approach

Racial or ethnic group

Sum of variantsa

Most common variantsb

Number reported

% of total

Detectable by CF23

Caucasian

7311

c.1521_1523delCTT (p.F508del)

3865

52.87

Yes

c.350G>A (p.R117H)

557

7.62

Yes

c.3154T>G (p.F1052V)

226

3.09

No

c.3454G>C (p.D1152H)

151

2.07

No

c.1624G>T (p.G542*)

139

1.90

Yes

Hispanic

1880

c.1521_1523delCTT (p.F508del)

561

29.84

Yes

c.3454G>C (p.D1152H)

119

6.33

No

c.3154T>G (p.F1052V)

100

5.32

No

c.1624G>T (p.G542*)

68

3.62

Yes

c.350G>A (p.R117H)

64

3.40

Yes

African American

1271

c.1521_1523delCTT (p.F508del)

296

23.29

Yes

c.2988+1G>A

121

9.52

Yes

c.1865G>A (p.G622D)

86

6.77

No

c.1853T>C (p.I618T)

42

3.30

No

c.3297C>A (p.F1099L)

32

2.52

No

East Asian

134

c.1865G>A (p.G622D)

20

14.93

No

c.3209G>A (p.R1070Q)

18

13.43

No

c.3205G>A (p.G1069R)

15

11.19

No

c.1521_1523delCTT (p.F508del)

10

7.46

Yes

c.2909G>A (p.G970D)

7

5.22

No

South East Asian

187

c.1865G>A (p.G622D)

46

24.60

No

c.3209G>A (p.R1070Q)

33

17.65

No

c.1521_1523delCTT (p.F508del)

24

12.83

Yes

c.1558G>A (p.V520I)

15

8.02

No

c.1367T>C (p.V456A)

14

7.49

No

Ashkenazi Jewish

255

c.3846G>A (p.W1282*)

74

29.02

Yes

c.1521_1523delCTT (p.F508del)

56

22.96

Yes

c.3454G>C (p.D1152H)

34

13.33

No

c.3154T>G (p.F1052V)

18

7.06

No

c.1624G>T (p.G542*)

8

3.14

Yes

  1. aSum of all variants that were detected in CFTR carriers.
  2. bThe variants noted here reflect classification as likely pathogenic or pathogenic at the time of manuscript submission. Classifications may change over time.