Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome, tumourigenesis and imprinting.

doi:10.1016/s0959-437x(05)80154-6

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Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome, tumourigenesis and imprinting.

Current opinion in genetics & development - 1 Jun 1992

Junien C

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The concurrent development of cytogenetic, clinical, genetic and molecular studies has led to the recognition that the different hereditary and non-hereditary forms of the Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome and associated tumours result from an imbalance between maternal and paternal alleles. The most e...

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Alleles
Animals
Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome
Chromosome Aberrations
Chromosome Disorders
Diseases in Twins
Humans
Mice
Neoplasms

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