Esophageal atresia

General Information (adopted from Orphanet):

Synonyms, Signs: ESOPHAGEAL ATRESIA WITH OR WITHOUT TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA
Number of Symptoms 2
OrphanetNr: 1199
OMIM Id: 189960
ICD-10: Q39.0
Q39.1
UMLs: C0014850
MeSH: D004933
MedDRA: 10021530
10030146
Snomed: 204656005
26179002

Prevalence, inheritance and age of onset:

Prevalence: 24.3 of 100 000 [Orphanet]
Inheritance: Not applicable
[Orphanet]
Age of onset: Neonatal
[Orphanet]

Disease classification (adopted from Orphanet):

Parent Diseases: Nonsyndromic esophageal malformation
 -Rare abdominal surgical disease
 -Rare developmental defect during embryogenesis
 -Rare genetic disease

Symptom Information: Sort by abundance 

1
(HPO:0002032) Esophageal atresia 19 / 7739
2
(HPO:0002575) Tracheoesophageal fistula 54 / 7739

Associated genes:

ClinVar (via SNiPA)

Gene symbol Variation Clinical significance Reference

Additional Information:

Clinical Description OMIM Engel et al. (1970) gave the first report of childbearing by a woman who had had correction of esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula during infancy. The report was of further significance because her child likewise had esophageal atresia ...
Molecular genetics OMIM In a review, Shaw-Smith (2006) noted that data from twin and family studies had suggested that genetic factors do not play a major role; there are, however, at least 3 genes that had been identified as playing a ...
Population genetics OMIM Shaw-Smith (2006) estimated that esophageal atresia and/or tracheoesophageal fistula occur in approximately 1 in 3,500 births.