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De Araujo, F., Novaes, F.C., Dos Santos, N., Martins, V., De, C., De Souza, S., Dos Santos, S., et al. (2005) Prevalence of DeltaF508, G551D, G542X, and R553X Mutations among Cystic Fibrosis Patients in the North of Brazil. Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 38, 11-15.
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• TITLE: Multi-Organ Pathogenesis and Therapeutic Strategies for Cystic Fibrosis

  AUTHORS: Oluwaseun Babatunde, Ogonna William David, Richard Ifeanyichukwu Ikwugbado, Oluwaseyi Oyewole

  KEYWORDS: Cystic Fibrosis, Gene Therapy, Organ Damage

  JOURNAL NAME: Journal of Biosciences and Medicines, Vol.12 No.5, May 30, 2024

  ABSTRACT: Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is the most common lethal autosomal inherited disorder that affects all races and ethnicities in the United States. However, it is mostly predominant in the Caucasian populace accounting for about 80% of all CF cases. CF most severe complication can be referred to as pulmonary bronchiectasis and infections of the airways, nonetheless, the devastating effects of the disease have far-reaching consequences beyond lung damage. CF is a heterogeneous disease that is caused by mutations in Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (CFTR) gene. The impairment or absence of this gene can affect multiple organs and systems and is characterized not only by chronic lung blockage, infections, and inflammation but also by exocrine gland dysfunction, intestinal obstruction, liver pathology, elevated sweat chloride concentration, and in males, infertility due to the congenital bilateral absence of the vas deferens. To this end, we briefly explore the pathological effects of CF and how CF mediates the destruction of several critical organs in the body and some of the gene therapeutical approaches such as gene editing and viral-based strategies available for the treatment of this multi-organ disease.