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Underlying genetic factors of the VATER/VACTERL association with special emphasis on the "Renal" phenotype.
Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) - 1 Nov 2016
Reutter Heiko, Hilger Alina C, Hildebrandt Friedhelm, Ludwig Michael
Abstract excerpt
The acronym VATER/VACTERL association (OMIM #192350) refers to the rare non-random co-occurrence of the following component features (CFs): vertebral defects (V), anorectal malformations (A), cardiac defects (C), tracheoesophageal fistula with or without esophageal atresia (TE), renal malformations (R), and limb defects (L). According to epidemiological studies, the majority of patients with VATER/VACTERL...
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