Evidence map›Paper›PMID 39051188›Full record

ReviewAdvances in respiratory medicine2024

Cystic Fibrosis: Understanding Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Regulator Mutation Classification and Modulator Therapies.

Saba Anwar, Jin-Liang Peng, Kashif Rafiq Zahid, Yu-Ming Zhou, Qurban Ali, Chong-Rong Qiu

Abstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Advances in respiratory medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
13citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Article
  3. Nucleic acid-based therapies for people with cystic fibrosis.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2026
    Article
  4. Review
  5. Article
  6. Article
  7. Article
  8. Article
  9. Review
  10. International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
    Review
  11. Review
  12. Article
  13. Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Saba AnwarCentre for Applied Molecular Biology, University of the Punjab Lahore, Lahore 53700, Pakistan.
Jin-Liang PengDepartment of Emergency, The Affiliated Ganzhou Hospital of Nanchang University, Ganzhou 341000, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0403-270X
Kashif Rafiq ZahidDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianaapolis, IN 46202, USA.
Yu-Ming ZhouDepartment of Emergency, The Affiliated Ganzhou Hospital of Nanchang University, Ganzhou 341000, China.
Qurban AliDepartment of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore 54590, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0002-3160-4830
Chong-Rong QiuDepartment of Emergency, The Affiliated Ganzhou Hospital of Nanchang University, Ganzhou 341000, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A common life-threatening hereditary disease, Cystic Fibrosis (CF), affects primarily Caucasian infants. High sweat-salt levels are observed as a result of a single autosomal mutation in chromosome 7 that affects the critical function of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator (CFTR). For establishing tailored treatment strategies, it is important to understand the broad range of CFTR mutations and their impacts on disease pathophysiology. This study thoroughly investigates the six main classes of classification of CFTR mutations based on their functional effects. Each class is distinguished by distinct molecular flaws, such as poor protein synthesis, misfolding, gating defects, conduction defects, and decreased CFTR expression at the apical membrane. Furthermore, this paper focuses on the emerging field of CFTR modulators, which intend to restore CFTR function or mitigate its consequences. These modulators, which are characterized by the mode of action and targeted mutation class, have the potential to provide personalized therapy regimens in CF patients. This review provides valuable insights into the genetic basis of CF pathology, and highlights the potential for precision medicine methods in CF therapy by thoroughly investigating CFTR mutation classification and related modulators.

Indexed as

Cystic FibrosisCystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance RegulatorMutationHumansPrecision MedicineCFTR protein, humanCystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulatorcystic fibrosisfibrosis transmembrane regulatormodulatorspathophysiologytargeted mutation

Identifiers

PMID39051188
PMCPMC11270331

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.