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News and Articles on Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome
Maternal, paternal genes' tug-of-war may last well into childhood Jul 29, 2009
Conversely, babies with Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome, in which some maternally derived genes are suppressed and paternal genes dominate, are born heavy with particularly large tongues ... Haig adds that further longitudinal study of feeding and development in individuals with Silver-Russell syndrome, Prader-Willi syndrome, Temple syndrome, and Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome is needed to more fully understand the role of genomic imprinting in such disorders. (EurekAlert!)
IVF babies at risk of birth defects Mar 22, 2009
The research, carried out by scientists from the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, and based on 13,500 births and a further 5,000 control cases, also found IVF babies has an increased chance of rare genetic disorders such as Angelman syndrome and Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome. HFEA experts believe parents should be told of the concerns associated with IVFalthough they emphasized that not all the risks are fully understood and more research is needed. (India Times, India)
What are genetic risks for IVF children? Feb 19, 2009
What are genetic risks for IVF children. - International Herald Tribune. (International Herald Tribune)
Picture emerging on genetic risks of IVF Feb 17, 2009
Their focus was on children with Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome, characterized by a 15 percent risk of childhood cancers of the kidney, liver or muscle; an overgrowth of cells in the kidney and other tissues; and other possible abnormalities, among them a large tongue, abdominal-wall defects and low levels of blood sugar in infancy. The syndrome, Feinberg and DeBaun found, was often caused by changes in the expression of a cluster of genes, and those changes also are found in colon and lung... (International Herald Tribune -- Health)
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