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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 several disorders. We have previously reviewed 28 published kindreds of BWS and shown that paternal imprinting is probably...
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