Screening for Wilms tumor and hepatoblastoma in children with Beckwith‐Wiedemann syndromes: A cost‐effective model

DE McNeil, M Brown, A Ching… - Medical and Pediatric …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Background We undertook a cost‐benefit analysis of screening for Wilms tumor and
hepatoblastoma in children with Beckwith‐Wiedemann syndrome (BWS), a known cancer …

Molecular subtypes and phenotypic expression of Beckwith–Wiedemann syndrome

WN Cooper, A Luharia, GA Evans, H Raza… - European journal of …, 2005 - nature.com
Abstract Beckwith–Wiedemann Syndrome (BWS) results from mutations or epigenetic
events involving imprinted genes at 11p15. 5. Most BWS cases are sporadic and uniparental …

Phenotype evolution and health issues of adults with Beckwith‐Wiedemann syndrome

A Gazzin, D Carli, F Sirchia, C Molinatto… - American Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background Beckwith‐Wiedemann syndrome (BWS) phenotype usually mitigates
with age and data on adulthood are limited. Our study aims at reporting phenotype evolution …

Nephromegaly in infancy and early childhood: a risk factor for Wilms tumor in Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome

MR DeBaun, MJ Siegel, PL Choyke - The Journal of pediatrics, 1998 - Elsevier
Objective: Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome (BWS) is an overgrowth syndrome associated
with macrosomia, omphalocele, macroglossia, visceromegaly and Wilms tumor (WT). We …

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 …

Beckwith‐Wiedemann syndrome in adults: Observations from one family and recommendations for care

KJ Greer, SJ Kirkpatrick, R Weksberg… - American Journal of …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Literature review and clinical findings in four affected adult males from one family suggest
that there are serious and currently ill‐defined health risks in adults with Beckwith …

Cancer incidence and spectrum among children with genetically confirmed Beckwith-Wiedemann spectrum in Germany: a retrospective cohort study

S Cöktü, C Spix, M Kaiser, J Beygo, S Kleinle… - British Journal of …, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract Background Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS) is a cancer predisposition
syndrome caused by defects on chromosome 11p15. 5. The quantitative cancer risks in …

Positional cloning of genes involved in the Beckwith‐Wiedemann syndrome, hemihypertrophy, and associated childhood tumors

M Mannens, M Alders, B Redeker… - … : The Official Journal …, 1996 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Beckwith‐Wiedemann syndrome (BWS) is an overgrowth malformation
syndrome that occurs with an incidence of 1: 13,700 births. There is a striking incidence of …

[PDF][PDF] Children with idiopathic hemihypertrophy and Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome have different constitutional epigenotypes associated with Wilms tumor

EL Niemitz, AP Feinberg, SA Brandenburg… - The American Journal of …, 2005 - cell.com
Idiopathic hemihypertrophy (IH) is a congenital overgrowth syndrome associated with an
increased risk of embryonal cancers in childhood. A related developmental disorder is …

The clinical course of an overgrowth syndrome, from diagnosis in infancy through adulthood: the case of Beckwith–Wiedemann syndrome

JG Pappas - Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Health …, 2015 - Elsevier
Beckwith–Wiedemann syndrome (BWS) is the most common genetic overgrowth syndrome,
and it is frequently clinically recognizable because of characteristic features. These features …