Spondylocostal dysostosis

Jarcho-Levin Syndrome
Massive malsegmentation throughout the entire cervical spine anteriorly, with smooth outlines to vertebral bodies

Spondylocostal dysostosis, also known as Jarcho-Levin syndrome (JLS), is a rare, heritable axial skeleton growth disorder. It is characterized by widespread and sometimes severe malformations of the vertebral column and ribs, shortened thorax, and moderate to severe scoliosis and kyphosis. Individuals with Jarcho-Levin typically appear to have a short trunk and neck, with arms appearing relatively long in comparison, and a slightly protuberant abdomen. Severely affected individuals may have life-threatening pulmonary complications due to deformities of the thorax. The syndrome was first described by Saul Jarcho and Paul M. Levin at Johns Hopkins University in 1938.[1]

Signs and symptoms

The clinical presentation of this condition is as follows:[2]

Genetics

Types include:

Type OMIM Gene Locus
SCDO1 277300 DLL3 19q13
SCDO2 608681 MESP2 15q26.1
SCDO3 609813 LFNG 7p22
SCDO4 122600 GDF6 8q22.1

Diagnosis

Subtypes and characteristics

In 1968, Dr. David Rimoin and colleagues in Baltimore first distinguished between the two major presentations of Jarcho-Levin.[3] Both conditions were characterized as failures of proper vertebral segmentation. However, the condition within the family described in their article appeared to be inherited in an autosomal dominant fashion and had a less severe course than that reported by other investigators. They specified their condition as spondylocostal dysplasia, which has since become known as spondylocostal dysostosis. The subtype of Jarcho-Levin with which they contrasted their reported cases to is now known as spondylothoracic dysplasia.

Spondylothoracic dysplasia

Spondylothoracic dysplasia, or STD, has been repeatedly described as an autosomal recessively inherited condition that results in a characteristic fan-like configuration of the ribs with minimal intrinsic rib anomalies. Infants born with this condition typically died early in life due to recurrent respiratory infections and pneumonia due to their restricted thorax.[4][5][6] Recently, a report[7] has documented that actual mortality associated with STD is only about 50%, with many survivors leading healthy, independent lives.

Spondylocostal dysostosis

In contrast to STD, the subtype spondylocostal dysostosis, or SCD features intrinsic rib anomalies, in addition to vertebral anomalies. Intrinsic rib anomalies include defects such as bifurcation, broadening and fusion that are not directly related to the vertebral anomalies (such as in STD, where extensive posterior rib fusion occurs due to segmentation defects and extreme shortening of the thoracic vertebral column).[7] In both subtypes, the pulmonary restriction may result in pulmonary hypertension, and have other potential cardiac implications.[8]

Management

The treatment of this condition, Spondylocostal dysostosis is done via the following manner:[9]

  • Respiratory support
  • External bracing
  • Surgical intervention (scoliosis)

Prognosis

Babies born with Jarcho-Levin may be very healthy and grow up to lead normal lives.[7] However, many individuals with Jarcho-Levin suffer from problems of respiratory insufficiency secondary to volume-restricted thoraces. These individuals will often develop pulmonary complications and die in infancy or early childhood.[1][10][11][12][13] The disparity in outcomes of those with the syndrome is related to the fact that Jarcho-Levin actually encompasses two or more distinct syndromes, each with its own range of prognoses. The syndromes currently recognized as subtypes of Jarcho-Levin are termed spondylothoracic dysplasia and spondylocostal dysostosis. The disease is related to the SRRT gene.[14]

Epidemiology

To date about 20 cases of Spondylocostal dysostosis have been reported in literature.[15]

Sr. No.Name of Author/sYearNumber of cases reportedBrief description
1Elier JL and Morton JM19701Diastematomyelia occurred in association Jarcho–Levin syndrome in an infant born to a woman who abused lysergic acid diethylamide during pregnancy
2Reyes et al.19891Diastematomyelia (type I split cord malformation) as a component of Jarcho–Levin syndrome
3Giacoia GP et al.19911Jarcho–Levin syndrome associated with spina bifida and diastematomyelia (type I split cord malformation)
4Duru S et al.19992First case of 2-year-old girl, spondylocostal dysostosis with lipomyelomeningocele, and polythelia on the right side. Second case of 6-month-old girl, spondylocostal dysostosis with myelomeningocele and hydrocephalus
5Etus et al.20031Case report of Jarcho–Levin syndrome with diastematomyelia (type I split cord malformation) in a 7-year-old girl
6Nadkarni, TD et al.200522 patients with segmental costovertebral malformation, a form of spondylocostal dysostosis, associated with tethering of the conus to a lipomyelomeningocoele.
7Vázquez-López, ME et al.20051Preterm-newborn girl, irregular ribs, Misalignment of vertebral bodies with hemivertebrae at dorsal level.
8Yi S et al.20061Spondylocostal dysostosis with intrathoracic myelomeningocele
9Rosa RFM et al.20093Patient 1: white girl, 22 months old, born with a lumbar meningomyelocele. Patient 2: white girl, 22 months old, spina bifida occulta at L5/S1. Patient 3: white girl, nine days old, with thoracolombar meningocele.
10Sparrow DB et al.20081Caucasian Mediterranean child with hydrocephalus and myelomeningocele, shortened thorax, ectopic and stenotic anus, and talipes associated with SCDO-4
11Çetinkaya M et al.20081Male child born at 40 weeks of gestation with lumbosacral myelomeningocele.
12Kansal R et al.20111One and half year old male child of Jarcho–Levin syndrome with spina bifida and diastematomyelia (type I split cord malformation)
13Dizostozis ES et al.201312-year-old female, with double nipples on the right side and type I split cord malformation and tethered cord
14Anjankar SD et al.201418-month-old male child with lipomyelomeningocele with rib cage defect on left side
15Rafid Alaskary201725 days old neonate with hydrocephalus and spina bifida with absence of 7 ribs in the left side of the chest wall with vertebral deformity and scoliosis. Second case 20 days old female with[16] myelomeningocele, hydrocephalus, absence ribs, vertebral deformity.

Terminology

"Type 1" is also known as "Jarcho-Levin syndrome", or "JLS".

While clinicians almost unanimously refer to the syndrome as "Jarcho-Levin", reports have variously labelled or referred to the condition as all of the following: Hereditary malformations of the vertebral bodies,[1] hereditary multiple hemivertebrae,[10] syndrome of bizarre vertebral anomalies,[4] spondylocostal dysplasia,[3] spondylothoracic dysplasia,[5] costovertebral anomalies,[17] costovertebral dysplasia,[18] spondylothoracic dysplasia,[19] occipito-facial-cervico-thoracic-abdomino-digital dysplasia[20] (deemed "ridiculously long" and "unwarranted" by OMIM),[21] and spondylocostal dysostosis.[22]

A closely related condition termed "Costovertebral segmentation defect with mesomelia and peculiar facies", or Covesdem syndrome, was first described in 1978 in India.[23]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Jarcho, S.; Levin, P.M. (1938). "Hereditary malformation of the vertebral bodies". Bull Johns Hopkins Hosp. 62: 216–226.
  2. ↑ "Spondylocostal dysostosis: MedlinePlus Genetics". medlineplus.gov. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  3. 1 2 Rimoin, D.L.; Fletcher, B.D.; McKusick, V.A. (1968). "Spondylocostal dysplasia. A dominantly inherited form of short-trunked dwarfism". Am J Med. 45 (6): 948–953. doi:10.1016/0002-9343(68)90193-9. PMID 5722643.
  4. 1 2 Lavy, N.W.; Palmer, C.G.; Merritt, A.D. (1966). "A syndrome of bizarre vertebral anomalies". J Pediatr. 69 (6): 1121–1125. doi:10.1016/S0022-3476(66)80304-9. PMID 5953839.
  5. 1 2 Moseley, J.E.; Bonforte, R.J. (May 1, 1969). "Spondylothoracic Dysplasia--a Syndrome Of Congenital Anomalies". American Journal of Roentgenology. 106 (1): 166–169. doi:10.2214/ajr.106.1.166. PMID 5769299.
  6. ↑ Pochaczevsky, R.; Ratner, H.; Perles, D.; Kassner, G.; Naysan, P. (1971). "Spondylothoracic dysplasia". Radiology. 98 (1): 53–8. doi:10.1148/98.1.53. PMID 5541431.
  7. 1 2 3 Cornier, A.S.; Ramirez, N.; Arroyo, S.; Acevedo, J.; Garcia, L.; Carlo, S.; Korf, B. (2004). "Phenotype characterization and natural history of spondylothoracic dysplasia syndrome: A series of 27 new cases". American Journal of Medical Genetics. 128 (2): 120–126. doi:10.1002/ajmg.a.30011. PMID 15214000.
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  10. 1 2 Van Der Sar, A. (1952). "Hereditary Multiple Hemivertebrae". Documenta de Medicina Geographica et Tropica.
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  13. ↑ Giacoia, G.P.; Say, B. (1991). "Spondylocostal dysplasia and neural tube defects". Journal of Medical Genetics. 28 (1): 51–3. doi:10.1136/jmg.28.1.51. PMC 1016749. PMID 1999834. Retrieved 2007-12-15.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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