ECFS standards of care on CFTR-related disorders: Towards a comprehensive program for affected individuals.
J Cyst Fibros
; 23(3): 388-397, 2024 May.
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ABSTRACT
After three publications defining an updated guidance on the diagnostic criteria for people with cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR)-related disorders (pwCFTR-RDs), establishing its relationship to CFTR-dysfunction and describing the individual disorders, this fourth and last paper in the series addresses some critical challenges facing health care providers and pwCFTR-RD. Topics included are 1) benefits and obstacles to collect data from pwCFTR-RD are discussed, together with the opportunity to integrate them into established CF-registries; 2) the potential of infants designated CRMS/CFSPID to develop a CFTR-RD and how to communicate this information; 3) a description of the challenges in genetic counseling, with particular regard to phenotypic variability, unknown long-term evolution, CFTR testing and pregnancy termination 4) a proposal for the assessment of potential barriers to the implementation and dissemination of the produced documents to health care professionals involved in the care of pwCFTR-RD and a process to monitor the implementation of the CFTR-RD recommendations; 5) clinical trials investigating the efficacy of CFTR modulators in CFTR-RD and how endpoints and outcomes might be adapted to the heterogeneity of these disorders.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator
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Cystic Fibrosis
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Standard of Care
Limits:
Humans
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Newborn
Language:
En
Journal:
J Cyst Fibros
Year:
2024
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Article