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| 10 | 10 | | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S |
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| 12 | 12 | | House Resolution 1 |
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| 13 | 13 | | A resolution designating February 2022 as VATER 2 |
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| 14 | 14 | | Syndrome Awareness Month in the State of Florida. 3 |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, VATER Syndrome refers to a cluster of birth 5 |
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| 17 | 17 | | defects occurring simultaneously, affecting primarily the 6 |
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| 18 | 18 | | vertebrae, anus, trachea, esophagus, and renal system, and 7 |
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| 19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, a variant of VATER Syndrome, known as VACTERL 8 |
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| 20 | 20 | | Association, involves additional cardiac anomalies, resulting in 9 |
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| 21 | 21 | | up to 75 percent of patien ts also experiencing congenital heart 10 |
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| 22 | 22 | | disease, as well abnormalities in limb development, which occur 11 |
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| 23 | 23 | | in up to 70 percent of patients and increase the risk of kidney 12 |
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| 24 | 24 | | and urological defects, and 13 |
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| 25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, because this disorder manifests such a wide range 14 |
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| 26 | 26 | | of signs and symptoms, it is often difficult to identify but is 15 |
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| 27 | 27 | | estimated to affect one in 10,000 to 40,000 newborns, who are 16 |
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| 28 | 28 | | diagnosed when presenting abnormalities in three or more of the 17 |
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| 29 | 29 | | aforementioned areas, and 18 |
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| 30 | 30 | | WHEREAS, while genetic and environmental factors are 19 |
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| 31 | 31 | | believed to contribute to VATER Syndrome and VACTERL 20 |
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| 32 | 32 | | Association, the specific cause is not well understood, and 21 |
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| 33 | 33 | | universities in this state are currently researching diagnostic 22 |
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| 34 | 34 | | and treatment techniques in the hope of improving the lives of 23 |
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| 35 | 35 | | those affected, and 24 |
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| 44 | 44 | | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S |
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| 46 | 46 | | WHEREAS, increased awareness of VATER Syndrome and VACTERL 25 |
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| 47 | 47 | | Association will bring much -needed attention to current research 26 |
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| 48 | 48 | | efforts in this state and encourage further study of the 27 |
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| 49 | 49 | | diagnosis and treatment of this mysterious condition, NOW, 28 |
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| 50 | 50 | | THEREFORE, 29 |
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| 52 | 52 | | Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of 31 |
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| 53 | 53 | | Florida: 32 |
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| 55 | 55 | | That February 2022 is designated as VATER Syndrome 34 |
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| 56 | 56 | | Awareness Month in the State of Florida. 35 |
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