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Renal abnormalities in beckwith-wiedemann syndrome are associated with 11p15.5 uniparental disomy.
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN - 1 Aug 2002
Goldman Michael, Smith Adam, Shuman Cheryl, Caluseriu Oana, Wei Chihong, Steele Leslie, Ray Peter, Sadowski Paul, Squire Jeremy, Weksberg Rosanna, Rosenblum Norman D
Abstract excerpt
Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS) is a somatic overgrowth syndrome characterized by a variable incidence of congenital anomalies, including hemihyperplasia and renal malformations. BWS is associated with disruption of genomic imprinting and/or mutations in one or more genes encoded on 11p15.5, including CDKN1C (p57(KIP2)). It was hypothesized that genotypic and epigenotypic abnormalities of the 11p15.5 region...
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