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Variants of SLC26A9, such as c.229G&gt;A (p.Gly77Ser) and c.1885C&gt;T (p.Pro629Ser), have been described in patients with severe and rapidly progressive CF. The aim of this study was to identify SLC26A9 variants in a group of 20 patients with CF. Methods: DNA was isolated from blood samples and collected from all patients. Fragments of exons 3 and 17 of the SLC26A9 gene were amplified by PCR and sequenced using the Sanger method. Results: An SLC26A9 variant was identified in two siblings. These patients were diagnosed with CF in adulthood and presented with moderate pulmonary symptoms without exocrine pancreatic insufficiency. In both siblings carrying the CFTR variants p.Phe508del and c.3140-26A&gt;G, the SLC26A9 variant c.1847C&gt;T (p.Pro616Leu) was detected. This variant has not been widely described in the literature and has not previously been associated with CF. Conclusions: The c.1847C&gt;T (p.Pro616Leu) variant is located near a domain that may affect the transport function of the SLC26A9 protein. However, patients in whom the variant was identified did not present a severe disease phenotype. Further studies on larger patient cohorts are required, and at present this variant should be considered of uncertain significance in CF.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/jcm15114067","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,25]],"date-time":"2026-05-25T08:06:26Z","timestamp":1779696386000},"page":"4067","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Nucleotide Variant in the SLC26A9 Gene in Two Siblings with Cystic Fibrosis"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"15","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7029-8859","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Adam","family":"Krusi\u0144ski","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pneumonology, Oncology and Allergology, Medical University of Lublin, Jaczewskiego 8, 20-950 Lublin, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Anna","family":"Grenda","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratory of Immunology and Genetics, Medical University of Lublin, Jaczewskiego 8, 20-950 Lublin, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Adrian","family":"Obara","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Genetics and Immunology Genim LCC, Filaret\u00f3w 27\/2, 20-609 Lublin, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Irena","family":"W\u0119grzyn-Szkutnik","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pneumonology, Oncology and Allergology, Medical University of Lublin, Jaczewskiego 8, 20-950 Lublin, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Wojciech","family":"Zygmunt","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pneumonology, Oncology and Allergology, Medical University of Lublin, Jaczewskiego 8, 20-950 Lublin, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hanna","family":"Winiarska","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pulmonology, Allergology and Respiratory Oncology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 61-701 Pozna\u0144, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7236-5023","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Barbara","family":"Ku\u017anar-Kami\u0144ska","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pulmonology, Allergology and Respiratory Oncology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 61-701 Pozna\u0144, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"\u0141ukasz","family":"Gajek","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Genetics and Immunology Genim LCC, Filaret\u00f3w 27\/2, 20-609 Lublin, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jan","family":"Siwiec","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pneumonology, Oncology and Allergology, Medical University of Lublin, Jaczewskiego 8, 20-950 Lublin, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Pawe\u0142","family":"Krawczyk","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratory of Immunology and Genetics, Medical University of Lublin, Jaczewskiego 8, 20-950 Lublin, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Janusz","family":"Milanowski","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pneumonology, Oncology and Allergology, Medical University of Lublin, Jaczewskiego 8, 20-950 Lublin, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,25]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Ramananda, Y., Naren, A.P., and Arora, K. 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