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Familial gastroschisis: a case of mother-and son occurrence
1Division of Pediatric Surgery, Marshfield Clinic, WI 54449, USA.
Gastroschisis is a rare congenital abdominal wall anomaly with a pathogenesis and mode of transmission that are not completely understood. There are few published reports of familial gastroschisis and no reported case of vertical transmission. The authors report the first published case of a mother who had gastroschisis and gave birth to a son with gastroschisis, which supports a genetic etiology.
Gastroschisis is a rare congenital abdominal wall anomaly with a pathogenesis and mode of transmission that are not completely understood. There are few published reports of familial gastroschisis and no reported case of vertical transmission. The authors report the first published case of a mother who had gastroschisis and gave birth to a son with gastroschisis, which supports a genetic etiology.
