## Background: Children with beckwith-wiedemann syndrome and idiopathic hemihypertrophy (bws/hh) are at increased risk for developing wilms tumor and screening with abdominal sonography is frequently recommended. however, there is a paucity of published data supporting this strategy. the purpose of
Children with Idiopathic Hemihypertrophy and Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome Have Different Constitutional Epigenotypes Associated with Wilms Tumor
β Scribed by Emily L. Niemitz; Andrew P. Feinberg; Sheri A. Brandenburg; Paul E. Grundy; Michael R. DeBaun
- Book ID
- 117854688
- Publisher
- American Society of Human Genetics
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 157 KB
- Volume
- 77
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0002-9297
- DOI
- 10.1086/497540
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