Hosseini Nami Amin, Kabiri Mahboubeh, Zafarghandi Motlagh Fatemeh, Shirzadeh Tina, Fakhari Negar, Karimi Ali, Bagherian Hamideh, Jamali Mojdeh, Younesikhah Shahrzad, Shadman Sara, Zeinali Razie, Zeinali Sirous
Department of Biotechnology, College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
Dr. Zeinali's Medical Genetics Laboratory, Kawsar Human Genetics Research Center, Tehran, Iran.
Front Genet. 2023 May 18;14:1140034. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2023.1140034. eCollection 2023.
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most prevalent autosomal recessive disorder among Caucasians. Mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene cause this pathology. We, therefore, aimed to describe the CFTR mutations and their geographical distribution in Iran. The mutation spectrum for 87 families from all Iranian ethnicities was collected using ARMS PCR, Sanger sequencing, and MLPA. Mutations were identified in 95.8% of cases. This dataset revealed that the most frequent mutations in the Iranian population were F508del, c.1000C>T, c.1397C>G, c.1911delG, and c.1393-1G>A. In addition, we found weak evidence for Turkey being the possible geographical pathway for introducing CFTR mutations into Iran by mapping the frequency of CFTR mutations. Our descriptive results will facilitate the genetic detection and prenatal diagnosis of cystic fibrosis within the Iranian population.
囊性纤维化(CF)是白种人中最常见的常染色体隐性疾病。囊性纤维化跨膜传导调节因子(CFTR)基因突变导致了这种病症。因此,我们旨在描述伊朗人群中CFTR基因突变及其地理分布情况。我们使用扩增阻滞突变系统聚合酶链反应(ARMS PCR)、桑格测序法和多重连接依赖探针扩增技术(MLPA)收集了来自伊朗所有民族的87个家庭的突变谱。在95.8%的病例中发现了突变。该数据集显示,伊朗人群中最常见的突变是F508del、c.1000C>T、c.1397C>G、c.1911delG和c.1393-1G>A。此外,通过绘制CFTR基因突变频率图,我们发现有微弱证据表明土耳其可能是CFTR基因突变传入伊朗的地理途径。我们的描述性结果将有助于伊朗人群中囊性纤维化的基因检测和产前诊断。