TY - JOUR
T1 - Likelihood of meeting defined VATER/VACTERL phenotype in infants with esophageal atresia with or without tracheoesophageal fistula
AU - Guptha, Sushma
AU - Shumate, Charles
AU - Scheuerle, Angela E.
PY - 2019/11/1
Y1 - 2019/11/1
N2 - Esophageal atresia (EA) with or without tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) is a foregut defect that is a major component of the VATER/VACTERL association. The specific diagnostic criteria for the VATER/VACTERL association phenotype have changed over time. The current definition is presence of at least three of the following: Vertebral defects, Anal atresia, Cardiac defects, TE fistula, or Renal and Limb anomalies in the absence of a specific genetic diagnosis. Using the Texas Birth Defect Registry, 1,175 cases of EA+/−TEF (174 EA; 1,001 EA + TEF) were evaluated against strict definitions of VATER/VACTERL. Nine (5.2%) cases of EA alone and 164 (16.3%) cases of EA + TEF met criteria for a diagnosis of VATER; and 20 (11.5%) and 223 (22.2%), respectively, met criteria for VACTERL. Trisomy 21, Trisomy 18, 22q11 deletion, and CHARGE were the most common syndromic diagnoses. About 88.5% (154) cases of EA and 77.8% (778) cases of EA + TEF were likely not to meet the criteria for VACTERL. EA+/−TEF is more likely to be an isolated defect or part of a multiple malformation syndrome in a pattern other than VACTERL, than be part of the defined association. This study reinforces the need to consider broader evaluation for alternate diagnoses in the presence of these defects.
AB - Esophageal atresia (EA) with or without tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) is a foregut defect that is a major component of the VATER/VACTERL association. The specific diagnostic criteria for the VATER/VACTERL association phenotype have changed over time. The current definition is presence of at least three of the following: Vertebral defects, Anal atresia, Cardiac defects, TE fistula, or Renal and Limb anomalies in the absence of a specific genetic diagnosis. Using the Texas Birth Defect Registry, 1,175 cases of EA+/−TEF (174 EA; 1,001 EA + TEF) were evaluated against strict definitions of VATER/VACTERL. Nine (5.2%) cases of EA alone and 164 (16.3%) cases of EA + TEF met criteria for a diagnosis of VATER; and 20 (11.5%) and 223 (22.2%), respectively, met criteria for VACTERL. Trisomy 21, Trisomy 18, 22q11 deletion, and CHARGE were the most common syndromic diagnoses. About 88.5% (154) cases of EA and 77.8% (778) cases of EA + TEF were likely not to meet the criteria for VACTERL. EA+/−TEF is more likely to be an isolated defect or part of a multiple malformation syndrome in a pattern other than VACTERL, than be part of the defined association. This study reinforces the need to consider broader evaluation for alternate diagnoses in the presence of these defects.
KW - VACTERL
KW - VATER
KW - esophageal atresia
KW - tracheoesophageal fistula
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U2 - 10.1002/ajmg.a.61337
DO - 10.1002/ajmg.a.61337
M3 - Article
C2 - 31436871
AN - SCOPUS:85070899820
SN - 1552-4825
VL - 179
SP - 2202
EP - 2206
JO - American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A
JF - American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A
IS - 11
ER -