Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome (definition)

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Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome

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Definition: A syndrome of multiple defects characterized primarily by umbilical hernia (HERNIA, UMBILICAL); MACROGLOSSIA; and GIGANTISM; and secondarily by visceromegaly; HYPOGLYCEMIA; and ear abnormalities.

See Also Gigantism; Silver-Russell Syndrome

Other names Wiedemann-Beckwith Syndrome (WBS); Wiedemann-Beckwith Syndrome; Exomphalos-Macroglossia-Gigantism Syndrome; Wiedemann-Beckwith Syndromes (WBS); Wiedemann Beckwith Syndrome (WBS); Wiedemann Beckwith Syndrome; Syndromes, Wiedemann-Beckwith (WBS); Syndromes, Exomphalos-Macroglossia-Gigantism; Syndrome, Wiedemann-Beckwith (WBS); Syndrome, Wiedemann-Beckwith; Syndrome, Exomphalos-Macroglossia-Gigantism; Syndrome, Beckwith-Wiedemann; Exomphalos-Macroglossia-Gigantism Syndromes; Exomphalos Macroglossia Gigantism Syndrome; Beckwith Wiedemann Syndrome

Substance	Categories	Source
Franceschini Vardeu Guala syndrome	*Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome.	Am J Med Genet. 1993;46(3):353-4
LIT1 RNA	*RNA, Untranslated Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome.	Am J Hum Genet 2002 Mar;70(3):604-11
SLC22A18AS protein, human	*Membrane Proteins Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome RNA, Antisense.	Genomics 1998 Apr 1;49(1):38-51

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