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The placenta in Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome: genotype-phenotype associations, excessive extravillous trophoblast and placental mesenchymal dysplasia.
Pathology - 1 Oct 2012
Armes Jane E, McGown Ivan, Williams Mark, Broomfield Amy, Gough Karen, Lehane Fiona, Lourie Rohan
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AIMS: Placental mesenchymal dysplasia (PMD) is a rare condition which is associated with the disparate fetal outcomes of Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS), fetal growth restriction or intrauterine and neonatal death. We aimed to investigate the potential epigenetic/genetic anomalies associated with PMD and their relationship with the different causes of BWS. METHODS: Eight archival cases in which PMD, BWS or both...
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