Vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome:A Comprehensive Natural History Study in a Dutch National Cohort of 142 Patients

BACKGROUND: Vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (vEDS) is a rare connective tissue disorder with a high risk for arterial, bowel, and uterine rupture, caused by heterozygous pathogenic variants in . The aim of this cohort study is to provide further insights into the natural history of vEDS and describe genotype-phenotype correlations in a Dutch multicenter cohort to optimize patient care and increase awareness of the disease. METHODS: Individuals with vEDS throughout the Netherlands were included. The phenotype was charted by retrospective analysis of molecular and clinical data, combined with a... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Demirdas, Serwet
van den Bersselaar, Lisa M
Lechner, Rosan
Bos, Jessica
Alsters, Suzanne I M
Baars, Marieke J H
Baas, Annette F
Baysal, Özlem
van der Crabben, Saskia N
Dulfer, Eelco
Giesbertz, Noor A A
Helderman-van den Enden, Apollonia T J M
Hilhorst-Hofstee, Yvonne
Kempers, Marlies J E
Komdeur, Fenne L
Loeys, Bart
Majoor-Krakauer, Daniëlle
Ockeloen, Charlotte W
Overwater, Eline
van Tintelen, Peter J
Voorendt, Marsha
de Waard, Vivian
Maugeri, Alessandra
Brüggenwirth, Hennie T
van de Laar, Ingrid M B H
Houweling, Arjan C
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2024
Reihe/Periodikum: Demirdas , S , van den Bersselaar , L M , Lechner , R , Bos , J , Alsters , S I M , Baars , M J H , Baas , A F , Baysal , Ö , van der Crabben , S N , Dulfer , E , Giesbertz , N A A , Helderman-van den Enden , A T J M , Hilhorst-Hofstee , Y , Kempers , M J E , Komdeur , F L , Loeys , B , Majoor-Krakauer , D , Ockeloen , C W , Overwater , E , van Tintelen , P J , Voorendt , M , de Waard , V , Maugeri , A , Brüggenwirth , H T , van de Laar , I M B H & Houweling , A C 2024 , ' Vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome : A Comprehensive Natural History Study in a Dutch National Cohort of 142 Patients ' , Circulation: Genomic and Precision Medicine . https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCGEN.122.003978
Schlagwörter: Ehlers-Danlos syndrome / type IV / aortic aneurysm / collagen / connective tissue / uterine rupture
Sprache: Englisch
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BACKGROUND: Vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (vEDS) is a rare connective tissue disorder with a high risk for arterial, bowel, and uterine rupture, caused by heterozygous pathogenic variants in . The aim of this cohort study is to provide further insights into the natural history of vEDS and describe genotype-phenotype correlations in a Dutch multicenter cohort to optimize patient care and increase awareness of the disease. METHODS: Individuals with vEDS throughout the Netherlands were included. The phenotype was charted by retrospective analysis of molecular and clinical data, combined with a one-time physical examination. RESULTS: A total of 142 individuals (50% female) participated the study, including 46 index patients (32%). The overall median age at genetic diagnosis was 41.0 years. More than half of the index patients (54.3%) and relatives (53.1%) had a physical appearance highly suggestive of vEDS. In these individuals, major events were not more frequent ( =0.90), but occurred at a younger age ( =0.01). A major event occurred more often and at a younger age in men compared with women ( <0.001 and =0.004, respectively). Aortic aneurysms ( =0.003) and pneumothoraces ( =0.029) were more frequent in men. Aortic dissection was more frequent in individuals with a variant in the first quarter of the collagen helical domain ( =0.03). CONCLUSIONS: Male sex, type and location of the variant, and physical appearance highly suggestive of vEDS are risk factors for the occurrence and/or early age of onset of major events. This national multicenter cohort study of Dutch individuals with vEDS provides a valuable basis for improving guidelines for the diagnosing, follow-up, and treatment of individuals with vEDS.