Genomic imprinting and Becwith-Wiedemann syndrome

• I. Hatada ^[1] ; T. Mukai ^[2]
  1. [1] Gunma University,Maebashi,Japan
  2. [2] y,Saga Medical School,Saga,Japan
• Localización: Histology and histopathology: cellular and molecular biology, ISSN-e 1699-5848, ISSN 0213-3911, Vol. 15, Nº. 1, 2000, págs. 309-312
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Genomic imprinting is the parental-allelespecific ex pression of genes. Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS), a congenital overgrowth syndrome with increased risk of childhood tumors, is one of the well-known diseases caused by imprinted genes. The im~rinted genes causing B WS are discussed in this reVIew.