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. 2021 Aug 2;3(10):841–854. doi: 10.1096/fba.2021-00043

TABLE 2.

Pathologic findings in CFTR F508del / F508del and CFTR G542X / G542X lambs

Small intestine Pancreas Liver Gallbladder Vas deferens Lung Kidney
CFTR F508del/F508del (n = 2) Obstruction, Meconium ileus 2/2 (100%)

Hypoplasia, mild (1) to severe (1)

Acini/duct dilation, minimal inflammation 2/2 (100%)

Portal ductular reaction, severe, with mild fibrosis

Intrahepatic cholestasis, mild (1) to severe (2)

2/2 (100%)

Hypoplasia 1/2 (50%) Aplasia or atrophy, bilateral cryptorchidism 2/2 (100%) No lesions Hydronephrosis 2/2 (100%)
CFTR G542X/G542X (n = 2) Obstruction, Meconium ileus 2/2 (100%) Hypoplasia, mild (1) and severe (1) Acini/duct dilation, minimal inflammation 2/2 (100%)

Portal ductular reaction, mild (1) to severe (1), with mild fibrosis

Intrahepatic cholestasis, moderate (1) to severe (1) 2/2 (100%)

Hypoplasia 2/2 (100%) Aplasia or atrophy, unilateral cryptorchidism 2/2 (100%) No lesions Hydronephrosis 2/2 (100%)
CFTR −/− (n = 15) b Obstruction, Meconium ileus 15/15 (100%) Hypoplasia or aplasia 11/15 (73.3%) Fibrosis 6/15 (40%) Portal ductular reaction and fibrosis, mild to severe 11/14 (78.6%), intrahepatic cholestasis, mild to severe 12/14 (85.7%) Hypoplasia 12/15 (80%) Aplasia or atrophy 12/12 (100%) No lesions Hydronephrosis 13/15 (86.6%)
a

Reference CFTR−/− CF sheep data from Fan et al. (2018).