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DNA hypomethylation, transient neonatal diabetes, and prune belly sequence in one of two identical twins.
European journal of pediatrics - 1 Feb 2010
Laborie Lene Bjerke, Mackay Deborah J G, Temple I Karen, Molven Anders, Søvik Oddmund, Njølstad Pål Rasmus
Abstract excerpt
One known genetic mechanism for transient neonatal diabetes is loss of methylation at 6q24. The etiology of prune belly sequence is unknown but a genetic defect, affecting the mesoderm from which the triad abdominal muscle hypoplasia, urinary tract abnormalities, and cryptorchidism develop, has been suggested. We investigated a family, including one twin, with transient neonatal diabetes and prune belly sequence....
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