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Genomic imprinting and Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome.
Histology and histopathology - 1 Jan 2000
Hatada I, Mukai T
Abstract excerpt
Genomic imprinting is the parental-allele-specific expression of genes. Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS), a congenital overgrowth syndrome with increased risk of childhood tumors, is one of the well-known diseases caused by imprinted genes. The imprinted genes causing BWS are discussed in this review.
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