2020-04-16
Infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis in patients with esophageal atresia
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Background: Patients born with esophageal atresia (EA) have a higher incidence
of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (IHPS), suggestive of a relationship. A
shared etiology makes sense from a developmental perspective as both affected
structures are foregut derived. A genetic component has been described for both
conditions as single entities and EA and IHPS are variable components in several
monogenetic syndromes. We hypothesized that defects disturbing foregut morphogenesis
are responsible for this combination of malformations.
Methods: We investigated the genetic variation of 15 patients with both EA
and IHPS with unaffected parents using exome sequencing and SNP arraybased
genotyping, and compared the results to mouse transcriptome data of
the developing foregut.
Results: We did not identify putatively deleterious de novo mutations or recessive
variants. However, we detected rare inherited variants in EA or IHPS disease
genes or in genes important in foregut morphogenesis, expressed at the
proper developmental time-points. Two pathways were significantly enriched
(p < 1 × 10−5): proliferation and differentiation of smooth muscle cells and
self-renewal of satellite cells.
Conclusions: None of our findings could fully explain the combination of abnormalities
on its own, which makes complex inheritance the most plausible genetic
explanation, most likely in combination with mechanical and/or environmental
factors. As we did not find one defining monogenetic cause for the EA/IHPS phenotype,
the impact of the corrective surgery could should be further investigated.
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Sophia Foundations for Scientific Research, Grant/Award Numbers: SSWO-493, SWOO13-09 | |
doi.org/10.1002/bdr2.1683, hdl.handle.net/1765/126234 | |
Organisation | Department of Pediatric Surgery |
ten Kate, C., Brouwer, R., van Bever, Y., V.K. Martens (Vera), T. Brands (Tom), van Beelen, N., … Brosens, E. (2020). Infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis in patients with esophageal atresia. doi:10.1002/bdr2.1683 |