Paternal 132 bp deletion affecting KCNQ1OT1 in 11p15. 5 is associated with growth retardation but does not affect imprinting

T Eggermann, F Kraft, E Lausberg… - Journal of Medical …, 2021 - jmg.bmj.com
Background The chromosomal region 11p15. 5 harbours two imprinting centres (H19/IGF2:
IG-DMR/IC1, KCNQ1OT1: TSS-DMR/IC2). Molecular alterations of the IC2 are associated …

Insulin-like growth factor 2 cannot be linked to a familial form of Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome

A Nyström, F Hedborg, R Ohlsson - European journal of pediatrics, 1994 - Springer
Abstract The Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS) is characterised by congenital
malformations and organomegaly associated with an increased risk for development of …

Expression of KCNQ1OT1, CDKN1C, H19, and PLAGL1 and the methylation patterns at the KvDMR1 and H19/IGF2 imprinting control regions is conserved …

KM Robbins, Z Chen, KD Wells, RM Rivera - Journal of biomedical …, 2012 - Springer
Abstract Background Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS) is a loss-of-imprinting pediatric
overgrowth syndrome. The primary features of BWS include macrosomia, macroglossia, and …

Prevalence of Beckwith–Wiedemann syndrome in north west of Italy

A Mussa, S Russo, A De Crescenzo… - American journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT Although Beckwith–Wiedemann syndrome (BWS, OMIM# 130650) is the most
common genetic overgrowth disorder, data on its epidemiology are scanty and the estimates …

Androgenetic chimerism as an etiology for Beckwith–Wiedemann syndrome: diagnosis and management

SE Sheppard, E Lalonde, NS Adzick, AE Beck… - Genetics in …, 2019 - nature.com
Abstract Purpose Beckwith–Wiedemann syndrome (BWS) is a human genomic imprinting
disorder characterized by lateralized overgrowth, macroglossia, abdominal wall defects …

Molecular biology of Beckwith‐Wiedemann syndrome

R Weksberg, JA Squire - … Oncology: The Official Journal of SIOP …, 1996 - Wiley Online Library
Beckwith‐Wiedemann syndrome (BWS) is an overgrowth syndrome associated with a
predisposition to embryonal tumors, most commonly Wilms'(WT). Overlapping clinical …

Prenatal molecular testing and diagnosis of Beckwith‐Wiedemann syndrome

SW Baker, E Ryan, JM Kalish, A Ganguly - Prenatal Diagnosis, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The objective of this study was to describe molecular findings and phenotypic
features among individuals referred for prenatal Beckwith‐Wiedemann syndrome (BWS) …

The KCNQ1OT1 promoter, a key regulator of genomic imprinting in human chromosome 11p15. 5

M Du, W Zhou, LG Beatty, R Weksberg, PD Sadowski - Genomics, 2004 - Elsevier
The human 11p15. 5 region contains several maternally and paternally imprinted genes.
Dysregulation of imprinting of some of these genes occurs in the Beckwith–Wiedemann …

Familial Beckwith‐Wiedemann syndrome in a multigenerational family: Forty years of careful phenotyping

LG Best, KA Duffy, AM George… - American Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Beckwith‐Wiedemann Spectrum (BWSp) is an overgrowth and cancer
predisposition disorder characterized by a wide spectrum of phenotypic manifestations …

Imprinting Mutation in the Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome Leads to Biallelic IGF2 expression through an H19-Independent Pathway

KW Brown, AJ Villar, W Bickmore… - Human molecular …, 1996 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS) is genetically linked to chromosome
11p15. 5, and a variety of observations suggest that deregulation of imprinted genes in this …