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ArticleGastroenterology and hepatology from bed to bench2025

Patients with RIFTD syndrome cystic fibrosis-like disorder: a report of two sibling cases.

Farhad Salehzadeh, Faezeh Babazadeh Khoei, Fatemeh Amani, Ali Mardi

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Article in Gastroenterology and hepatology from bed to bench, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Farhad SalehzadehPediatric Department, Bouali Children`s Hospital, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences (ARUMS), Ardabil, Iran.
Faezeh Babazadeh KhoeiBouali Children`s Hospital, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences (ARUMS), Ardabil, Iran.
Fatemeh AmaniBouali Children`s Hospital, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences (ARUMS), Ardabil, Iran.
Ali MardiBouali Children`s Hospital, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences (ARUMS), Ardabil, Iran.

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Abstract

Cystic fibrosis (CF)-like disorders, which present with overlapping clinical features of CF but with distinct genetic causes, are often challenging to diagnose. Recent studies have identified AGR2 mutations as a novel cause of an autosomal recessive disorder resembling CF which is known as RIFTD syndrome (recurrent respiratory infection, failure to thrive with or without diarrhea). We reviewed the clinical, genetic, and imaging findings of two sibling patients presenting with a CF-like phenotype. Sweat chloride testing, chest radiography, and genetic sequencing for AGR2 mutations were performed. We assessed treatment responses and clinical outcomes over a one-year period. The purpose of this report is to describe two siblings of AGR2-related disease to broaden the clinical understanding of this condition and highlight the importance of genetic testing for proper diagnosis.

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AGR2CF-like disorderCystic fibrosisRIFTD

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PMCPMC12535780

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