Background: A clinical heterogeneity was reported in patients with Cystic Fibrosis (CF) with the same CFTR genotype and between siblings with CF. Methods: We investigated all clinical aspects in a cohort of 101 pairs of siblings with CF (including 6 triplets) followed since diagnosis. Results: Severe lung disease had a 22.2% concordance in sib-pairs, occurred early and the FEV 1 % at 12 years was predictive of the severity of lung disease in the adulthood. Similarly, CF liver disease occurred early (median: 15 years) and showed a concordance of 27.8% in sib-pairs suggesting a scarce contribution of genetic factors; in fact, only 2/15 patients with liver disease in discordant sib-pairs had a deficiency of alpha-1-antitrypsin (a known modifier gene of CF liver phenotype). CF related diabetes was found in 22 pairs (in 6 in both the siblings). It occurred later (median: 32.5 years) and is strongly associated with liver disease. Colonization by P. aeruginosa and nasal polyposis that required surgery had a concordance > 50% in sib-pairs and were poorly correlated to other clinical parameters. The pancreatic status was highly concordant in pairs of siblings (i.e., 95.1%) but a different pancreatic status was observed in patients with the same CFTR mutations. This suggests a close relationship of the pancreatic status with the "whole" CFTR genotype, including mutations in regulatory regions that may modulate the levels of CFTR expression. Finally, a severe course of CF was evident in a number of patients with pancreatic sufficiency. Conclusions: Physicians involved in care of patients with CF and in genetic counseling must be aware of the clinical heterogeneity of CF even in sib-pairs that, at the state of the art, is difficult to explain.

Clinical expression of cystic fibrosis in a large cohort of Italian siblings / Terlizzi, V.; Lucarelli, M.; Salvatore, D.; Angioni, A.; Bisogno, A.; Braggion, C.; Buzzetti, R.; Carnovale, V.; Casciaro, R.; Castaldo, G.; Cirilli, N.; Collura, M.; Colombo, C.; Di Lullo, A. M.; Elce, A.; Lucidi, V.; Madarena, E.; Padoan, R.; Quattrucci, S.; Raia, V.; Seia, M.; Termini, L.; Zarrilli, F.. - In: BMC PULMONARY MEDICINE. - ISSN 1471-2466. - 18:1(2018), pp. 1-8. [10.1186/s12890-018-0766-6]

Clinical expression of cystic fibrosis in a large cohort of Italian siblings

Lucarelli M.;Quattrucci S.;
2018

Abstract

Background: A clinical heterogeneity was reported in patients with Cystic Fibrosis (CF) with the same CFTR genotype and between siblings with CF. Methods: We investigated all clinical aspects in a cohort of 101 pairs of siblings with CF (including 6 triplets) followed since diagnosis. Results: Severe lung disease had a 22.2% concordance in sib-pairs, occurred early and the FEV 1 % at 12 years was predictive of the severity of lung disease in the adulthood. Similarly, CF liver disease occurred early (median: 15 years) and showed a concordance of 27.8% in sib-pairs suggesting a scarce contribution of genetic factors; in fact, only 2/15 patients with liver disease in discordant sib-pairs had a deficiency of alpha-1-antitrypsin (a known modifier gene of CF liver phenotype). CF related diabetes was found in 22 pairs (in 6 in both the siblings). It occurred later (median: 32.5 years) and is strongly associated with liver disease. Colonization by P. aeruginosa and nasal polyposis that required surgery had a concordance > 50% in sib-pairs and were poorly correlated to other clinical parameters. The pancreatic status was highly concordant in pairs of siblings (i.e., 95.1%) but a different pancreatic status was observed in patients with the same CFTR mutations. This suggests a close relationship of the pancreatic status with the "whole" CFTR genotype, including mutations in regulatory regions that may modulate the levels of CFTR expression. Finally, a severe course of CF was evident in a number of patients with pancreatic sufficiency. Conclusions: Physicians involved in care of patients with CF and in genetic counseling must be aware of the clinical heterogeneity of CF even in sib-pairs that, at the state of the art, is difficult to explain.
2018
CFTR; FEV1; genotype; modifier genes; phenotype; pseudomonas aeruginosa; carrier state; cystic fibrosis; cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator; diabetes mellitus; exocrine pancreatic insufficiency; liver diseases; meconium ileus; nasal polyps; siblings
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Clinical expression of cystic fibrosis in a large cohort of Italian siblings / Terlizzi, V.; Lucarelli, M.; Salvatore, D.; Angioni, A.; Bisogno, A.; Braggion, C.; Buzzetti, R.; Carnovale, V.; Casciaro, R.; Castaldo, G.; Cirilli, N.; Collura, M.; Colombo, C.; Di Lullo, A. M.; Elce, A.; Lucidi, V.; Madarena, E.; Padoan, R.; Quattrucci, S.; Raia, V.; Seia, M.; Termini, L.; Zarrilli, F.. - In: BMC PULMONARY MEDICINE. - ISSN 1471-2466. - 18:1(2018), pp. 1-8. [10.1186/s12890-018-0766-6]
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