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Evidence for paternal imprinting in familial Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Apr 1992
Viljoen D, Ramesar R
Abstract excerpt
A previously unreported family in which seven members in two generations have Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS) is documented. Paternal imprinting of the gene responsible for BWS is involved as the mechanism responsible for the aberrant inheritance pattern in this kindred. A review of published reports showed 27 previously published pedigrees with two or more affected subjects with BWS. Paternal imprinting would...
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