Abstract
Study Objective
To analyze the spectrum of type I and type II malformations in Chinese patients with
Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser (MRKH) syndrome.
Design, Setting, Participants, Interventions, and Main Outcome Measures
This was a cross-sectional descriptive study that used data from a National Clinical
Research Center for Obstetrical and Gynecological Diseases of China, reviewed from
January 2009 to July 2017. Data of in- and outpatients with MRKH syndrome were reviewed
and analyzed.
Results
A total of 274 cases were included in the analysis: 197/274 (71.9%) with type I MRKH
syndrome and the remaining 77/274 (28.1%) with type II MRKH syndrome. The rate of
concurrent deformities was 32/244 (13.1%) for renal malformation, and 49/125 (39.2%)
for skeletal malformation. Nine patients had renal and skeletal malformations (Müllerian
duct aplasia, renal aplasia, and cervicothoracic somite dysplasia). Cardiac, neurologic,
and other malformations (eg, anal atresia) were sporadic. The percentage of type II
MRKH syndrome in our cohort was considerably higher than that reported 43/594 (7.2%)
in a previous large-scale study in southern China, but lower than that 489/1259 (46.2%)
reported for Caucasian individuals.
Conclusion
The spectrum of type I and type II MRKH syndrome varies across different races and
geological locations.
Key Words
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: August 13, 2018
Accepted:
July 20,
2018
Received in revised form:
July 12,
2018
Received:
May 12,
2018
Footnotes
The authors indicate no conflicts of interest.
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© 2019 Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology.
