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Epigenotype, phenotype, and tumors in patients with isolated hemihyperplasia.
The Journal of pediatrics - 1 Jul 2008
Bliek Jet, Maas Saskia, Alders Mariel, Merks Johannes H M, Mannens Marcel
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether epigenotyping of patients with isolated hemihyperplasia (IH) can, analogous to genetic screening of patients with Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome, be used for the prediction of tumor risk and tumor type of individual patients. STUDY DESIGN: Methylation analysis of H19 and KCNQ1OT1 of 73 patients. Questionnaires were sent to referring clinicians. RESULTS: In 75% of the clinically...
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