“…To date, cytogenetic and molecular analyses have revealed chromosomal (micro-)aberrations in at least 11 patients with the full clinical picture of the VATER/VAC-TERL association. These include: (i) deletions of 5q11.2 [de Jong et al, 2010], 6q [McNeal et al, 1977], 7q35qter [Zen et al, 2010], distal 13q [Walsh et al, 2001], and 20q13.33 [Solomon et al, 2011]; (ii) duplication of 9q [Aynaci et al, 1996] and 22q11.21 [Schramm et al, 2011]; (iii) supernumerary der(22) syndrome [Prieto et al, 2007]; (iv) mosaicism for supernumerary ring chromosome 12 [Cinti et al, 2001] or 18 [van der Veken et al, 2010], and (v) partial monosomy 16p13.3pter/partial trisomy 16q22qter [Yamada et al, 2009].…”