Article
Repeatability and Diagnostic Value of Nasal Potential Difference in a Genetically Admixed Population
Registro en:
SAD, Izabela Rocha; et al. Repeatability and Diagnostic Value of Nasal Potential Difference in a Genetically Admixed Population. J. Clin. Med. Res., v.8, n.1, p.15-24, 2016.
1918-3003
10.14740/jocmr2312w
1918-3011
Autor
Sad, Izabela Rocha
Higa, Laurinda Yoko Shinzato
Leal, Teresinha
Martins, Raisa da Silva
Almeida, Ana Claudia de
Ramos, Eloane Goncalves
Cabello, Giselda Maria Kalil de
Peixoto, Maria Virginia Marques
Resumen
The genetic diversity of the Brazilian population results from three ethnic groups admixture: Europeans, Africans and Amerindians, thus increasing the difficulty of performing cystic fibrosis (CF) diagnosis. The nasal potential difference (NPD) evaluates the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) and epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) activity. Despite being a useful CF diagnostic test and a biomarker of CFTR-modulator drugs, it is also highly operator dependent. Therefore, it may be difficult to get accurate results and to interpret them. Wilschanski and Sermet scores were proposed to address these issues. This study aimed to evaluate repeatability and diagnostic value of NPD parameters and Wilschanski and Sermet scores in a CF center in Rio de Janeiro.