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Silver-Russell syndrome and Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome phenotypes associated with 11p duplication in a single family.
Pediatric and developmental pathology : the official journal of the Society for Pediatric Pathology and the Paediatric Pathology Society - 1 Jan 2000
Cardarelli Laura, Sparago Angela, De Crescenzo Agostina, Nalesso Elisa, Zavan Barbara, Cubellis Maria Vittoria, Selicorni Angelo, Cavicchioli Paola, Pozzan Giovanni Battista, Petrella Marilena, Riccio Andrea
Abstract excerpt
Genomic imprinting is an epigenetic phenomenon resulting in differential expression of maternal and paternal alleles of a subset of genes. In the mouse, mutation of imprinted genes often results in contrasting phenotypes, depending on parental origin. The overgrowth-associated Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS) and the growth restriction-associated Silver-Russell syndrome (SRS) have been linked with a variety of...
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