Coincident myelomeningocele and gastroschisis: Report of 2 cases

  • Jason S. Hauptman*
  • , Robert Bollo
  • , Rama Damerla
  • , Brian Gibbs
  • , Cecilia Lo
  • , Aviva Katz
  • , Stephanie Greene
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Myelomeningocele and gastroschisis, on their own, are both relatively common entities encountered in pediatric surgical care. Coexistence of these pathologies, however, is exceedingly rare. The authors report on 2 patients who presented with myelomeningocele and gastroschisis at birth. They obtained blood for whole-exome analysis for one of the patients and identified 3 mutations that could be related to the underlying anomalies: homozygous mutations in FAM171B and ABCA1 and a hemizygous (X-linked) mutation in COL4A5. Of these, FAM171B and ABCA1 both have function that may be related to the underlying disease.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)574-577
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics
Volume21
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 06-2018

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Surgery
  • Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
  • Clinical Neurology

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