Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 8-14

  Weksberg, Rosanna ^a,b,c   Shuman, Cheryl ^a,b   Beckwith, J Bruce ^d  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Beckwith Wiedeman syndrome; chromosome 11; epigenetics; genomic imprinting; tumor predisposition

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; CYCLIN DEPENDENT KINASE INHIBITOR 1C;

ABDOMINAL WALL DEFECT; ADRENAL CORTEX CARCINOMA; ARTICLE; BECKWITH WIEDEMANN SYNDROME; CARCINOGENESIS; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CLEFT PALATE; DNA METHYLATION; EAR LOBE; GENETIC SCREENING; HISTONE MODIFICATION; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MACROGLOSSIA; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; OMPHALOCELE; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SUBFERTILITY; UMBILICAL HERNIA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETICS; REVIEW;

BECKWITH-WIEDEMANN SYNDROME; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC TESTING; HUMANS;

EID: 77149130213     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: 14765438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejhg.2009.106     Document Type: Article

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