Beck-Wiedemann syndrome and Wilms' tumour.

doi:10.1093/molehr/3.2.157

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Beck-Wiedemann syndrome and Wilms' tumour.

Molecular human reproduction - 1 Feb 1997

Ward A

Abstract excerpt

Patients with rare overgrowth disorders, such as Beck-Wiedemann syndrome and Simpson-Golabi-Behmel syndrome, are predisposed to embryonal tumours, including Wilms' tumour of the kidney. Therefore, these disorders offer a link between hyperplastic growth and cancer. Genetic lesions at chromosome 1...

Topics

Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 11
Genes, Wilms Tumor
Genomic Imprinting
Growth Disorders
Humans
Insulin-Like Growth Factor II
Kidney Neoplasms
Mutation
Wilms Tumor

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