| Literature DB >> 24598717 |
J P Clancy1, S G Johnson2, S W Yee3, E M McDonagh4, K E Caudle5, T E Klein4, M Cannavo5, K M Giacomini3.
Abstract
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a life-shortening disease arising as a consequence of mutations within the CFTR gene. Novel therapeutics for CF are emerging that target CF transmembrane conductance regulator protein (CFTR) defects resulting from specific CFTR variants. Ivacaftor is a drug that potentiates CFTR gating function and is specifically indicated for CF patients with a particular CFTR variant, G551D-CFTR (rs75527207). Here, we provide therapeutic recommendations for ivacaftor based on preemptive CFTR genotype results.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24598717 PMCID: PMC4026598 DOI: 10.1038/clpt.2014.54
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Pharmacol Ther ISSN: 0009-9236 Impact factor: 6.875