[HTML][HTML] Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome and IVF: a case-control study

J Halliday, K Oke, S Breheny, E Algar… - The American Journal of …, 2004 - cell.com
J Halliday, K Oke, S Breheny, E Algar, DJ Amor
The American Journal of Human Genetics, 2004cell.com
A recent series of observations has suggested a linkbetween in vitro fertilization (IVF) and
imprinting disorders, such as Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS [MIM 130650]) and
Angelman syndrome (MIM 105830). BWS is a model imprinting disorder and is
characterized by prenatal and/or postnatal overgrowth, macroglossia, abdominal-wall
defects, neonatal hypoglycemia, hemihypertrophy, ear abnormalities, and an increased risk
of embryonal tumors (DeBaun et al.
A recent series of observations has suggested a linkbetween in vitro fertilization (IVF) and imprinting disorders, such as Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS [MIM 130650]) and Angelman syndrome (MIM 105830). BWS is a model imprinting disorder and is characterized by prenatal and/or postnatal overgrowth, macroglossia, abdominal-wall defects, neonatal hypoglycemia, hemihypertrophy, ear abnormalities, and an increased risk of embryonal tumors (DeBaun et al.
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