The CFTR R117H variant was identified in 22 cases (2.3%) and 8 controls (0.7%) (p = 0.001), with only 3 cases and 1 control having the CF-associated R117H*T5 haplotype (p = ns), which links the CFTR variant R117H to pancreatitis regardless of the intron 8 T5 haplotype. This evidence concerns the gene CFTR and cystic fibrosis.