Description
The p.Y89C variant (also known as c.266A>G), located in coding exon 3 of the CFTR gene, results from an A to G substitution at nucleotide position 266. The tyrosine at codon 89 is replaced by cysteine, an amino acid with highly dissimilar properties. This variant was detected as heterozygous in in a male patient with chronic lung infection due to pseudomonas, diffuse bronchiectasis, pancreatic sufficiency, oligospermia, and multiple normal sweat tests; no second alteration was identified (Padoan R et al. Hum Mutat, 2000 May;15:486). Functional studies show that Y89C alteration had a glycosylation pattern and a subcellular distribution comparable to wild-type CFTR, but may still impact channel gating; however, the clinical significance of these findings is unclear (Gené GG et al. Hum Mutat, 2008 May;29:738-49). This amino acid position is highly conserved in available vertebrate species. In addition, this alteration is predicted to be deleterious by in silico analysis. Based on the available evidence, the clinical significance of this alteration remains unclear.
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Origin | Affected | Number tested | Tissue | Purpose | Method | Individuals | Allele frequency | Families | Co-occurrences |
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1 | germline | unknown | not provided | not provided | not provided | | not provided | not provided | not provided | not provided |