Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome and twinning: case report and brief review of literature

• Main Authors: Pierandrea Elefante (Author), Beatrice Spedicati (Author), Flavio Faletra (Author), Laura Pignata (Author), Flavia Cerrato (Author), Andrea Riccio (Author), Egidio Barbi (Author), Luigi Memo (Author), Laura Travan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS, OMIM #130,650) is a pediatric overgrowth disorder involving a predisposition to tumor development. Although the clinical management of affected patients is well established, it is less clear how to handle with the cases of siblings of affected pa...