The importance of Open Data

About This Database

This database is devoted to the collection of mutations in the CFTR gene and is currently maintained by Julian Zielenski, Anluan O'Brien and Lap-Chee Tsui as a resource for the international cystic fibrosis genetics research community. It was initiated by the Cystic Fibrosis Genetic Analysis Consortium in 1989 to increase and facilitate communications among CF researchers. The specific aim of the database is to provide CF researchers and other related professionals with up to date information about individual mutations in the CFTR gene and phenotypic data associated with CFTR genotypes. While we will continue to ensure the quality of the data, we urge the international community to give us feedback and suggestions. Since the purpose of this database is to facilitate research, we ask our colleagues to use the information with great discretion in clinical settings. Similarly, we ask those who are looking for genotype-phenotype correlation to exercise extreme care in interpreting the recorded data. For information related to this mutation database, please send an email to cftr.admin. For general information on cystic fibrosis, please use our linked sites. Previous website can be found here.