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Perinatal lethality in H19 enhancers-Igf2 transgenic mice.
Molecular reproduction and development - 1 Oct 1997
Wise T L, Pravatcheva D D
Abstract excerpt
The insulin-like growth factor II (IGFII) is a mitogen for a number of cell types in vitro and is required for normal embryonic growth. It has been hypothesized that overexpression of IGF2 is responsible for the increased growth and tumor predisposition in patients with Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome. Association of increased levels of IGFII with increased growth is also incorporated in a current model for the...
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