Research Article

The Role of Serotonin Transporter in Human Lung Development and in Neonatal Lung Disorders

Table 1

ACD/MVP patient population with testing for mutation and/or deletions in FOXF1. Cases not tested for deletions typically had fragmented and/or poorly preserved DNA making testing problematic.

Serial numberGenderSurvival in daysGestationWeightDiagnosisFOXF1 mutationFOXF1 deletionOther associated anomalies

1F539-5/73850AutopsyNMNTCoarctation of aorta; ventricular septal defect; mitral valve malformation; tricuspid valve malformation; malformed atrial septum

2M22393240AutopsyNMNTBilateral hydronephrosis secondary to posterior urethral valves

3F3336-1/23120AutopsyNMNTNone

4M1237N/AAutopsyNMNTRight lung with two lobes

5M4383295AutopsyNMNTMarked hypertrophy of urinary bladder wall; bilaterally dilated ureters and renal pelves

6F9404180AutopsyNMNTButterfly vertebra; imperforate anus; abnormal pulmonary lobar configuration

7F3041-2/73595AutopsyNMNTSmall thymus with adrenal glands; single umbilical artery

8M47403025AutopsyNMNDBilateral ureteropelvic junction obstruction; hydronephrosis

9M10322470Autopsyc.225C>A; Bilateral bilobed lungs; malrotation of the intestine; bilateral hydronephrosis and hydroureters; annular pancreas and gastroduodenal stenosis

10M0.5322435Autopsyc.850dupT; 11Lymphangiectasia; renal cortical cysts; pneumothorax; renal obstructive dysplasia

11M46405057Autopsyc.1138T>C; 73Malrotation of the colon with Meckel’s diverticulum

12F13403600BiopsyNMUpstreamNone

13F25N/A3676BiopsyNMGenicAbnormal lobation

14M40382900AutopsyNMGenicVentricular septal defect; duodenal atresia; annular pancreas; imperforate anus; hydronephrosis; tetralogy of Fallot

NM, no mutation; NT, not tested; ND, tested no deletion; Genic, deletions involving FOXF1 sequences; Upstream, deletions involving upstream sequences of FOXF1 not involving the gene itself.