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Charlotte H. W. Wijers

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First results of a European multi-center registry of patients with anorectal malformations.

2013

Background: The European consortium on anorectal malformations (ARM-NET) was established to improve the health care of patients and to identify genetic and environmental risk factors. The aim of the present study was to present the first results on clinical data of a large European cohort of ARM patients based on our registry. Methods: In 2010, the registry was established including patient characteristics and data on diagnosis, surgical therapy, and outcome regarding complications. Patients born between 2007 and 2012 were retrospectively added. A descriptive analysis of this cohort was performed. Results: Two hundred and three ARM patients were included. Syndromes or chromosomal abnormalit…

MalePediatricsmedicine.medical_specialtyPatient characteristicsComorbidityGenomic disorders and inherited multi-system disorders [IGMD 3]Anus ImperforatePostoperative ComplicationsEnvironmental riskHealth careFemale patientmedicineHumansAbnormalities MultipleRegistriesRetrospective StudiesChromosome Aberrationsbusiness.industryIncidence (epidemiology)IncidenceInfant NewbornUrogenital AbnormalityGeneral MedicineSyndromeHuman Reproducion Genomic disorders and inherited multi-system disorders [NCEBP 12]Anorectal MalformationsEuropeTreatment OutcomeHuman Reproduction Renal disorder [NCEBP 12]Evaluation of complex medical interventions [NCEBP 2]Urogenital AbnormalitiesPediatrics Perinatology and Child HealthCohortEtiologySurgeryFemalebusiness
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Anorectal malformations and pregnancy-related disorders: a registry-based case-control study in 17 European regions

2013

Objective To identify pregnancy-related risk factors for different manifestations of congenital anorectal malformations (ARMs).Design A population-based case-control study.Setting Seventeen EUROCAT (European Surveillance of Congenital Anomalies) registries, 1980-2008.Population The study population consisted of 1417 cases with ARM, including 648 cases of isolated ARM, 601 cases of ARM with additional congenital anomalies, and 168 cases of ARM-VACTERL (vertebral, anal, cardiac, tracheo-esophageal, renal, and limb defects), along with 13371 controls with recognised syndromes or chromosomal abnormalities.Methods Multiple logistic regression analyses were used to calculate adjusted odds ratios …

ANOMALIESaetiologyMaternalLogistic regressionAnus ImperforateEpilepsyPre-EclampsiaMEDICATION USEPregnancyRisk FactorsOdds RatioAetiologymedia_commoneducation.field_of_studyObstetricsMATERNAL EXPOSUREObstetrics and GynecologyAnal atresiaCONGENITAL-MALFORMATIONSAnorectal MalformationsEuropeParityHuman Reproduction Renal disorder [NCEBP 12]Population studyFemaleAnal Atresiamedicine.medical_specialtyFeverReproductive Techniques Assistedmedia_common.quotation_subjectPopulationFertilityGenomic disorders and inherited multi-system disorders [IGMD 3]VACTERLmedicineanorectal malformations; anal atresia; birth defects; aetiology; maternal; pregnancy; VACTERLHumansAbnormalities MultipleBirth DefectseducationPregnancyEpilepsybusiness.industryRENACCase-control studyInfant NewbornAbortion InducedOdds ratioBIRTH-DEFECTS PREVENTIONBECKWITH-WIEDEMANN-SYNDROMEHuman Reproducion Genomic disorders and inherited multi-system disorders [NCEBP 12]Estados de Saúde e de Doençamedicine.diseasePregnancy Complicationsmaternalbirth defectsEvaluation of complex medical interventions [NCEBP 2]Case-Control StudiesRISK-FACTORSPregnancy TwinMULTIPLE BIRTHSbusinessIN-VITRO FERTILIZATION
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No major role for periconceptional folic acid use and its interaction with theMTHFR C677Tpolymorphism in the etiology of congenital anorectal malform…

2014

Background: Both genetic and nongenetic factors are suggested to be involved in the etiology of congenital anorectal malformations (ARM). Maternal periconceptional use of folic acid supplements were inconsistently suggested to play a role in the prevention of ARM. Therefore, we investigated independent associations and interactions of maternal periconceptional folic acid supplement use and the infant and maternal MTHFR (methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase) C677T polymorphisms with the risk of ARM and subgroups of ARM. Methods: A case-control study was conducted among 371 nonsyndromic ARM cases and 714 population-based controls born between 1990 and 2012 using maternal questionnaires and DNA…

GynecologyEmbryologymedicine.medical_specialtyeducation.field_of_studyPregnancybiologybusiness.industryObstetricsPopulationGeneral MedicineOdds ratiomedicine.diseaseConfidence intervalMethylenetetrahydrofolate reductasePediatrics Perinatology and Child HealthPediatric surgerymedicineEtiologybiology.proteinImperforate anuseducationbusinessDevelopmental BiologyBirth Defects Research Part A: Clinical and Molecular Teratology
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Genome-wide association study and mouse expression data identify a highly conserved 32 kb intergenic region between WNT3 and WNT9b as possible suscep…

2014

Item does not contain fulltext Bladder exstrophy-epispadias complex (BEEC), the severe end of the urorectal malformation spectrum, has a profound impact on continence as well as sexual and renal functions. It is widely accepted that for the majority of cases the genetic basis appears to be multifactorial. Here, we report the first study which utilizes genome-wide association methods to analyze a cohort comprising patients presenting the most common BEEC form, classic bladder exstrophy (CBE), to identify common variation associated with risk for isolated CBE. We employed discovery and follow-up samples comprising 218 cases/865 controls and 78 trios in total, all of European descent. Our disc…

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Exome chip association study excluded the involvement of rare coding variants with large effect sizes in the etiology of anorectal malformations

2019

IntroductionAnorectal malformations (ARM) are rare congenital malformations, resulting from disturbed hindgut development. A genetic etiology has been suggested, but evidence for the involvement of specific genes is scarce. We evaluated the contribution of rare and low-frequency coding variants in ARM etiology, assuming a multifactorial model.MethodsWe analyzed 568 Caucasian ARM patients and 1,860 population-based controls using the Illumina Human Exome Beadchip array, which contains >240,000 rare and low-frequency coding variants. GenomeStudio clustering and calling was followed by re-calling of 'no-calls' using zCall for patients and controls simultaneously. Single variant and gene-bas…

MaleANOMALIESCandidate geneHeredityEtiologyMolecular biologylnfectious Diseases and Global Health Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences [Radboudumc 4]Pathology and Laboratory MedicineSequencing techniquesEXCLUSIONMedicine and Health SciencesExomeDNA sequencingExomeOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisGeneticsSanger sequencingRISKeducation.field_of_studyMultidisciplinaryQRCongenital AnomaliesAnorectal MalformationsGenetic MappingReconstructive and regenerative medicine Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences [Radboudumc 10]Urological cancers Radboud Institute for Health Sciences [Radboudumc 15]OBESITYsymbolsEngineering and TechnologyMedicineFemaleRare cancers Radboud Institute for Health Sciences [Radboudumc 9]Research ArticleAdultQuality ControlCANDIDATE GENESciencePopulationVariant GenotypesBiologysymbols.namesakeSigns and SymptomsDiagnostic MedicineIndustrial EngineeringBIRTH-DEFECTSGeneticsCongenital DisordersHumansAlleleeducationGeneAllelesFistulasNeurodevelopmental disorders Donders Center for Medical Neuroscience [Radboudumc 7]Dideoxy DNA sequencingGenetic VariationBiology and Life SciencesHuman GeneticsReconstructive and regenerative medicine Radboud Institute for Health Sciences [Radboudumc 10]Research and analysis methodsMolecular biology techniquesBonferroni correctionFGF10Genetic LociREGISTRYEtiologyRenal disorders Radboud Institute for Health Sciences [Radboudumc 11]PLoS One
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