title: VATER--tibia aplasia association: report on two patients.
abstract: We report two patients with oesophageal atresia, tracheo-oesophageal fistula and unilateral tibial aplasia. The karyotype in both patients was normal and both cases were sporadic. The congenital defects of the children can be regarded as an uncommon variant of VA(C)TER(L) association. Recently Basel and Goldblatt [(2000) Clin Dysmorphol 9:205-208] reported a similar patient with a VATER-tibia aplasia association.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Clinical Genetics, University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: Liesbeth
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Spruijt
authors.forename: Koen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Devriendt
authors.forename: Jos
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Offermans
authors.forename: Sjoerd
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bulstra
authors.forename: Connie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schrander-Stumpel
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000473:pathology*; D004423:Ear / Q000002:abnormalities; D004933:Esophageal Atresia / Q000473:pathology*; D019066:Facies; D005532:Foot Deformities, Congenital / Q000473:pathology; D006228:Hand Deformities, Congenital / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D063173:Retrognathia / Q000473:pathology; D013977:Tibia / Q000002:abnormalities*; D014138:Tracheoesophageal Fistula / Q000473:pathology*