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Schirwani S, van Dijk FS, Cauldwell M, Harrison RE, Kraus A, Brennan P, Ghali N, Lahiri N, Johnson D, Sobey G. Amniotic band sequence in vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS): Experience of the EDS National Diagnostic Services in the UK. Eur J Med Genet 2022; 65:104592. [PMID: 35964932 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2022.104592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2021] [Revised: 06/26/2022] [Accepted: 08/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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The association between vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (vEDS) and amniotic band sequence (ABS) has been previously reported in the literature, mostly in single patient case reports. Here, we aim to extend the current knowledge of this association through a case series of five unrelated individuals with ABS in association with molecularly confirmed vEDS, in addition to undertaking a comprehensive literature review. All the individuals were recruited through the EDS national diagnostic service in the UK following appropriate history, physical examination and genetic investigations. Clinical presentation ranged from a single constriction ring to complex craniofacial clefts to limb reduction deformities, reflecting the spectrum of ABS presentation. vEDS was inherited paternally (n = 2), maternally (n = 2) and de novo (n = 1). Previously, maternal vEDS was considered the risk factor for ABS, but our findings suggest that it may be the disease status of the fetus which poses the main risk. It is established that amniotic membrane is derived from fetal tissue, which supports our conclusions. Our observations suggest the increased risk of ABS in fetuses with vEDS. Therefore, exploring family history and features that may suggest vEDS diagnosis in patients with ABS might be useful. We also recommend that a collaborative international study would be useful to help gain a better insight into this association.
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- Schaida Schirwani
- EDS National Diagnostic Service, Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK; Sheffield Clinical Genetics Service, Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK.
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- National EDS Service London, London North West Healthcare NHS Trust, Harrow, London, UK
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- Department of Obstetrics, St George's University Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK
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- Yorkshire Regional Genetic Service, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK
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- Northern Genetics Service, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- National EDS Service London, London North West Healthcare NHS Trust, Harrow, London, UK
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- Department Clinical Genetics, St George's University Hospital & St. George's University, London, UK
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- EDS National Diagnostic Service, Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK; Sheffield Clinical Genetics Service, Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK
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- EDS National Diagnostic Service, Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK; Sheffield Clinical Genetics Service, Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK
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Darakci SM, Ertuğrul S, Tanrıverdi Yılmaz S, Ünal E, Yolbaş İ, Değer İ. Infrequent association of two rare diseases: amniotic band syndrome and osteogenesis imperfecta. CASE REPORTS IN PERINATAL MEDICINE 2021. [DOI: 10.1515/crpm-2021-0035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Objectives
Amniotic band syndrome and osteogenesis imperfecta are two distinct diseases that develop due to structural defects of the collagen protein. In our paper, we report the concurrence of these two diseases rarely seen in the newborn period.
Case presentation
A female infant born at 33rd gestational week was found to have constrictive bands in her right lower extremity and flexion contractures in distal joints of lower and upper extremities due to amniotic bands in postnatal physical examination. While being treated for respiratory difficulty, she was diagnosed with osteogenesis imperfecta and treated with bisphosphonates upon being found to suffer bilateral humeral fractures on the sixth day of life. She received respiratory support with mechanical ventilation due to respiratory tract complications related to osteogenesis imperfecta and died on the 384th day of life.
Conclusions
One should bear in mind that other collagen tissue diseases may accompany the amniotic band syndrome; this possibility should be definitely pursued if clinical suspicion exists.
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- Savaş Mert Darakci
- Pediatrics and Child Health, Diyarbakır Egil County State Hospital, Eğil , Diyarbakir , Turkey
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- Department of Neonatology , Dicle University School of Medicine , Diyarbakir , Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology , Dicle University School of Medicine , Diyarbakir , Turkey
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- Department of Pediatrics and Child Health , Dicle University School of Medicine , Diyarbakir , Turkey
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- Department of Neonatology , Dicle University School of Medicine , Diyarbakir , Turkey
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Shah KH, Shah H. A rare combination of amniotic constriction band with osteogenesis imperfecta. BMJ Case Rep 2015; 2015:bcr-2015-212400. [PMID: 26561227 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2015-212400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Amniotic constriction bands and osteogenesis imperfecta are disorders arising from a collagen defect. We report a rare association of amniotic bands with osteogenesis imperfecta in a child. The child was born with multiple amniotic bands involving the right leg, both hands and both feet. Multiple fractures of long bones of lower limbs occurred in childhood due to trivial trauma. Deformities of the femur and tibia due to malunion with osteopenia and blue sclerae were present. The patient was treated with z plasty of constriction band of the right tibia and bisphosphonate for osteogenesis imperfecta. This rare association of both collagen diseases may provide further insight for the pathogenesis of these diseases.
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- Krupa Hitesh Shah
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Melaka Manipal Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India
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Ferreira CR, Lima CFP, de Melo AMAGP. Preventing misdiagnosis in amniotic band sequence: a case report. AUTOPSY AND CASE REPORTS 2013; 3:15-22. [PMID: 31528593 PMCID: PMC6671882 DOI: 10.4322/acr.2013.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2012] [Accepted: 03/05/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Amniotic band sequence (ABS) is an uncommon and heterogeneous congenital disorder caused by entrapment of fetal parts by fibrous amniotic bands, causing distinctive structural abnormalities involving limbs, trunk, and craniofacial regions. The incidence ranges between 1/1200 and 1/15,000 live births, but is higher in stillbirths and previable fetuses. The intrinsic theory attributes the constriction band syndrome as an inherent development defect of embryogenesis while the extrinsic theory proposes that an early amnion rupture is responsible for the adherent bands. It is also suggested that amputations and constriction rings might be due to vascular disturbances. Anomalies resulting from amniotic bands are quite variable and sometimes may simulate chromosomal abnormalities. The authors report a case of a 36-week-gestation male neonate who lived for 29 hours after a vaginal delivery with an Apgar score of 8/9/9. The mother was primipara, and the prenatal was uneventful except for two episodes of urinary tract infections. The newborn examination depicted multiple anomalies characterized by exencephaly, bilateral labial cleft with distorted nostrils and palate cleft. There was also facial skin tag band, exophthalmos with hypoplasia of the eyelids. The limbs showed distal amputation of the fingers in both hands and feet, oligodactyly associated with syndactyly in the left foot, ring constriction in the right leg, the presence of right hyperextension, and clubfoot. The upper limbs showed length discrepancies. Karyotype analysis was normal at 46 XY. The authors conclude that the recognition of the malformations secondary to ABS is important in genetic counseling to prevent misdiagnosis between chromosomal and secondary disruption disorders.
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- Cristiane Rúbia Ferreira
- Anatomic Pathology Service - Hospital Universitário - Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo/SP - Brazil
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Kroes HY, Pals G, van Essen AJ. Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type IV: unusual congenital anomalies in a mother and son with a COL3A1 mutation and a normal collagen III protein profile. Clin Genet 2003; 63:224-7. [PMID: 12694234 DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-0004.2003.00047.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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A mother and son with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) type IV and unusual congenital anomalies are described. The congenital anomalies include, in the mother, amniotic band-like constrictions on one hand, a unilateral clubfoot, and macrocephaly owing to normal-pressure hydrocephaly and, in the son, an esophageal atresia and hydrocephaly. Protein analysis of collagen III in cultured fibroblasts of the mother showed no abnormalities. However, DNA analysis of the COL3A1 gene revealed a pathogenic mutation (388G-->T) in both the mother and the son. The possible relationship between the observed congenital anomalies and EDS IV are discussed. We stress that DNA analysis of COL3A1 should be performed in all patients when there is a strong suspicion of EDS IV, despite negative findings in a collagen protein analysis.
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- H Y Kroes
- Department of Medical Genetics, University Medical Center WKZ, Internal mail KC 04.084.2, Lundlaan 6, 3584 EA Utrecht, the Netherlands.
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Constriction band of the trunk is a rare congenital malformation. A 2-year-old girl with a congenital circumferential constriction band around the waist is described. Six other cases of congenital constriction band of the trunk are reviewed. Like constriction band of the limbs, this malformation is probably related to the amniotic band syndrome. Surgical correction should be considered carefully because natural evolution is usually benign and the postoperative esthetic benefit may be questionable. There is no evidence of any risk of familial recurrence.
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- P Bahadoran
- Department of Dermatology, Hôpital Pasteur, Nice, France
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Bower C, Norwood F, Knowles S, Chambers H, Haan E, Chan A. Amniotic band syndrome: a population-based study in two Australian states. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 1993; 7:395-403. [PMID: 8290379 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3016.1993.tb00421.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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A search for cases of amniotic band syndrome was made in two population-based Australian birth defects registries, using defined selection criteria. Over a period of 4 years in Western Australia and 5 years in South Australia, 25 cases of amniotic band syndrome had been identified as such by the two registries, and an additional 15 new cases were identified by the study selection process, giving an annual prevalence of amniotic band syndrome over the study period of 2.03 per 10,000 births. Similar proportions of male and female infants were affected, although the syndrome was more common in mothers younger than 25 years of age, and in first births. Limb defects only (upper and/or lower) were found in 24 cases, limb-body-wall defects in four cases, and complex craniofacial and other malformations in 12 cases. A heightened awareness of the syndrome should enhance the identification of amniotic band syndrome, which has implications for genetic counselling, and our understanding of the aetiology and pathogenesis of this condition.
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- C Bower
- King Edward Memorial Hospital, Western Australia
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Sokolov BP, Sher BM, Hausmann J, Marik I, Deyl Z, Kalinin VN. Altered ratio of collagen chains in bone of a patient with non-lethal osteogenesis imperfecta. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1992; 1138:93-6. [PMID: 1540665 DOI: 10.1016/0925-4439(92)90047-q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Bone from a patient with osteogenesis imperfecta contained type III collagen which was absent in control bone. The ratio of alpha 1(I)/alpha 2(I) in type I collagen of patient's bone was increased (2.9 vs. 2.3 +/- 0.2 in controls) and the ratio of dimers beta 11/beta 12/beta 22 was altered due to the increased beta 22 content. No abnormality was observed in collagen from the patient's skin. The altered composition of collagen in bone, but the normal composition in skin suggests that the disease in the patient is due to impaired regulation of the synthesis of collagens in bone, rather than by a mutation in one of the two type I collagen genes. Unlike in skin, all the type III collagen in patient's bone was pepsin-soluble indicating an inability of the bone to incorporate type III collagen into mature highly cross-linked extracellular matrix.
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- B P Sokolov
- Institute of Human Genetics, National Center of Medical Genetics, Moscow, U.S.S.R
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Yang SS. ADAM sequence and innocent amniotic band: manifestations of early amnion rupture. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS 1990; 37:562-8. [PMID: 2260609 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.1320370429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Thirteen placentas with early amnion rupture (EAR) are described. These placentas were characterized by the absence of amniotic epithelium on the fetal surface, presence of a slightly fibrotic small amniotic band (remnant) attaching to the umbilical cord at the placental end, and the presence of degenerated vernix squamous cells in the fibrous stroma of chorion and amnion. Eight fetuses had ADAM sequence. Six of these fetuses were miscarried between 16 and 28 weeks of gestation. Two affected infants were born alive at gestational ages of 29 and 39 weeks. Five infants were spared by ADAM sequence; two had the umbilical cord strangulated by an amniotic band and were delivered at 27 and 37 weeks. In the 3 infants unassociated with ADAM sequence or strangulation of the umbilical cord, their placentas were interpreted as having innocent amniotic band (IAB) and they were delivered between 32 and 40 weeks. The findings in this study support Torpin's hypothesis that ADAM sequence is a complication of EAR. This ADAM sequence due to simple EAR must be separated from the limb body wall malformation complex because visceral anomalies are uncommon in the former condition but are frequently seen in the latter. In this study the placental pathology of EAR was helpful in confirming the ADAM sequence in the fetus.
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- S S Yang
- Department of Anatomic Pathology, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan 48072
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Kalousek DK, Bamforth S. Amnion rupture sequence in previable fetuses. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS 1988; 31:63-73. [PMID: 3223500 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.1320310110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Amnion rupture sequence is considered an uncommon, sporadic condition among liveborn infants. We have examined 1,010 previable fetuses (9-20 weeks developmental age) to determine the incidence and nature of amnion rupture sequence at this stage of development. We found 18 affected fetuses (15 spontaneous and 3 induced abortions) with the incidence of 1:56. Eleven fetuses had limb constrictions and amputations only; 7 fetuses also had nonlimb involvement, including disruptions of the craniofacial region mimicking encephalocele, unusual facial clefts, and abdominal defects. In 6 pregnancies, constrictions of the umbilical cord by amniotic bands were the cause of fetal intrauterine death.
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- D K Kalousek
- Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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