J Med Genet. 1992 Apr;29(4):221-5.

Evidence for paternal imprinting in familial Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome.

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Department of Human Genetics, University of Cape Town Medical School, South Africa.

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A previously unreported family in which seven members in two generations have Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS) is documented. Paternal imprinting of the gene responsible for BWS is involved as the mechanism responsible for the aberrant inheritance pattern in this kindred. A review of published reports showed 27 previously published pedigrees with two or more affected subjects with BWS. Paternal imprinting would explain the non-mendelian inheritance of BWS in all but four kindreds. The latter families are examined in more detail and in only one example is the evidence against imprinting totally unexplained.

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