Prevalence of beckwith-wiedemann syndrome in North West of Italy

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A

Volumn 161, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2481-2486

  Mussa, Alessandro ^a   Russo, Silvia ^b   De Crescenzo, Agostina ^c   Chiesa, Nicoletta ^a   Molinatto, Cristina ^a   Selicorni, Angelo ^d   Richiardi, Lorenzo ^e   Larizza, Lidia ^b,f   Silengo, Margherita Cirillo ^a   Riccio, Andrea ^c,g   Ferrero, Giovanni Battista ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

^c SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^g INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND BIOPHYSICS ADRIANO BUZZATI TRAVERSO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Beckwith Wiedemann syndrome; Clinical evaluation; Incidence; Molecular tests; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BECKWITH WIEDEMANN SYNDROME; CDKN1C GENE; CHROMOSOME 11; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISOMY; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; ITALY; LIVE BIRTH; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MOLECULAR IMPRINTING; MUTATOR GENE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BECKWITH-WIEDEMANN SYNDROME; CLINICAL EVALUATION; INCIDENCE; MOLECULAR TESTS; PREVALENCE;

BECKWITH-WIEDEMANN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84884988329     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.36080     Document Type: Article

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