Look up: Beckwith Wiedemann Syndrome

1. Beckwith Wiedemann Syndrome
   A rare and affects approximately 200,000 people in the United States. The disorder is present from birth and causes large body size, large organs and a variety of other complications. Although the exact cause of the disorder is not known, the majority of the cases are found to have a defect in chromosome #11. Infants with Beckwith Wiede...
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2. Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome
   Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome: An overgrowth syndrome, whose clinical manifestations typically include macrosomia (large body size), macroglossia (large tongue), omphalocele (exomphalos), organomegaly (enlarged organs), hemihypertrophy (overgrowth of one side of the body), neonatal hypoglycemia (low b...
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3. Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome
   Rare developmental disorder with a complex pattern of inheritance suggesting a defect in maternal imprinting. Characteristics are all growth abnormalities - enlarged tongue, gigantism, enlarged adrenal glands, enlarged visceral organs, advanced ageing and predisposition to childhood tumours. Possibly due to a defect in the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor, p57KIP2 , though in some cases there are two copies of the IGF-2 gene
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4. Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome
   <syndrome> This syndrome, of unknown cause, is characterised by a group of the following findings: large tongue, organ enlargement (visceromegaly), large body size, umbilical hernia and neonatal hypoglycaemia. Evidence suggests a genetic lesion. Birth weight is often more than 8 pounds. Compli...
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5. Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome
   Type: Term Pronunciation: bek′with vē′dĕ-mahn Definitions: 1. an overgrowth syndrome characterized by exomphalos, macroglossia, and gigantism, often with neonatal hypoglycemia; there is an association with hemihypertrophy Wilms tumors and adrenocortical cancer. Autosomal domina...
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6. Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome
   A rare, overgrowth disorder in which babies are large at birth and may develop low blood sugar. Other common symptoms are a large tongue, large internal organs, and defects of the abdominal wall near the navel. Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome increases the risk of developing certain cancers, especially Wilms tumor.
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7. Beckwith–Wiedemann syndrome
   | ICD9 = 759.89 | ICDO = | OMIM = 130650 | MedlinePlus = | eMedicineSubj = ped | eMedicineTopic = 218 | MeshName = Beckwith-Wiedemann+Syndrome | MeshNumber = C16.131.077.133 --> `Beckwith–Wiedemann syndrome` (BWS) is an overgrowth disorder present at birth characterized by an increased risk o...
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