Article
Molecular investigation of familial Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome: a model for paternal imprinting.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Jan 1993
Ramesar R, Babaya M, Viljoen D
Abstract excerpt
In familial Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS), the mode of inheritance is uncertain and possible patterns include autosomal dominant, multifactorial and autosomal dominant sex-dependent inheritance. Genomic imprinting has recently been invoked to explain the unusual inheritance patterns in severa...
Topics
- Alleles
- Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome
- Female
- Genes, Dominant
- Genotype
- Humans
- Lod Score
- Male
- Pedigree
- South Africa