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An association between variants in the IGF2 gene and Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome: interaction between genotype and epigenotype.
Human molecular genetics - 15 Jan 2004
Murrell Adele, Heeson Sarah, Cooper Wendy N, Douglas Eleanor, Apostolidou Sophia, Moore Gudrun E, Maher Eamonn R, Reik Wolf
Abstract excerpt
Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS) is a fetal overgrowth disorder involving the deregulation of a number of genes, including IGF2 and CDKN1C, in the imprinted gene cluster on chromosome 11p15.5. In sporadic BWS cases the majority of patients have epimutations in this region. Loss of imprinting of the IGF2 gene is frequently observed in BWS, as is reduced CDKN1C expression related to loss of maternal...
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