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. 2007 Apr;6(2):111-6.
doi: 10.1016/j.jcf.2006.04.004. Epub 2006 Jul 11.

Cystic fibrosis detection in high-risk Egyptian children and CFTR mutation analysis

Maggie L Naguib  1 , Iris Schrijver, Phyllis Gardner, Lynn M Pique, Samiha S Doss, Mona A Abu Zekry, Mona Aziz, Samya Z Nasr
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Cystic fibrosis detection in high-risk Egyptian children and CFTR mutation analysis

Maggie L Naguib et al. J Cyst Fibros. 2007 Apr.
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Abstract

Background: Knowledge about Cystic Fibrosis (CF) in Egypt is very limited. The objective of this study was to screen for CF in Egyptian children with suggestive clinical features and to identify causative genetic mutations.

Methods: Sixty-one patients from the Chest Unit, Cairo University Children's Hospital, Egypt, were included. Subjects presented with persistent or recurrent respiratory symptoms, failure to thrive, diarrhea and/or steatorrhea and unexplained persistent jaundice. Patients were screened using the CF Indicatortrade mark sweat test system (PolyChrome Medical, Inc., Brooklyn Center, MN). A quantitative sweat testing was conducted on 10 of the 12 positive patients. Seven probands and one sibling underwent molecular analysis by direct DNA sequencing of the coding region and of the intronic sequences adjacent to the 27 exons of the CFTR gene.

Results: Of 61 patients, 12 (20%) had positive sweat chloride screening. Ten of the 12 patients underwent quantitative sweat testing and were positive. Eight CFTR sequence changes were identified in seven affected probands and two were confirmed in one sibling by direct DNA sequencing.

Conclusion: The study results suggest that CF is more common in Egypt than previously anticipated. Larger studies are warranted to identify the incidence, molecular basis and clinical pattern of CF in the Egyptian population.

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