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Observational studyArchives of gynecology and obstetrics2022

Fetal ciliopathies: a retrospective observational single-center study.

Corinna Simonini, Anne Floeck, Brigitte Strizek, Andreas Mueller, Ulrich Gembruch, Annegret Geipel

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Observational study in Archives of gynecology and obstetrics, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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  5. Bardet-Biedl Syndrome: Current Perspectives and Clinical Outlook.Therapeutics and clinical risk management · 2023
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Corinna SimoniniDepartment of Obstetrics and Prenatal Medicine, University Hospital Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127, Bonn, Germany. corinna.simonini@ukbonn.de.ORCID 0000-0003-0293-3691
Anne FloeckDepartment of Obstetrics and Prenatal Medicine, University Hospital Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127, Bonn, Germany.
Brigitte StrizekDepartment of Obstetrics and Prenatal Medicine, University Hospital Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127, Bonn, Germany.
Andreas MuellerDepartment of Neonatology and Pediatric Intensive Care, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
Ulrich GembruchDepartment of Obstetrics and Prenatal Medicine, University Hospital Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127, Bonn, Germany.
Annegret GeipelDepartment of Obstetrics and Prenatal Medicine, University Hospital Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127, Bonn, Germany.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeReport on the diagnosis of prenatally suspected multisystem ciliopathies in a single center between 2002 and 2020.

methodsRetrospective observational single-center study including pregnancies with prenatal ultrasound features of multisystem ciliopathies, such as hyperechogenic kidneys together with polydactyly and/or other skeletal and extraskeletal findings. Cases were compared according to their prenatal findings and outcomes.

results36 cases of multisystem ciliopathies were diagnosed. Meckel-Gruber syndrome (MKS) was the most common ciliopathy (n = 19/36, 52.8%), followed by disorders that belong to the group of short-rib thoracic dysplasia (SRTD, n = 10/36, 27.8%) McKusick-Kaufmann syndrome (MKKS, n = 4/36, 11.1%), Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS, n = 2/36, 5.5%) and Joubert syndrome (n = 1/36, 2.8%). All cases showed abnormalities of the kidneys, most often hyperechogenic parenchyma (n = 26/36, 72.2%), cystic dysplasia (n = 24/36, 66.7%), and/or bilateral kidney enlargement (n = 22/36, 61.1%). Oligohydramnios was mainly present in fetuses with MKS. Polydactyly (n = 18/36), abnormalities of the CNS (n = 25/36), and heart defects (n = 10/36) were associated in 50%, 69.4%, and 27.8%, respectively.

conclusionPrenatal detection of renal abnormalities associated with skeletal or brain abnormalities should raise the suspicion for multisystem ciliopathies. Prenatal ultrasound can help to differentiate between different diseases and pave the way for subsequent targeted genetic testing.

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CiliopathiesPolycystic Kidney DiseasesPolydactylyCiliary Motility DisordersEncephaloceleFemaleFetusHumansPregnancyRetinitis PigmentosaRetrospective StudiesBardet-Biedl syndromeHyperechogenic kidneysJeune syndromeJoubert syndromeMeckel-Gruber syndromeMultisystem ciliopathy

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PMCPMC9300526

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