beckwith_wiedemann_syndrome

Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome

  • Pediatric overgrowth syndrome
    • height and weight >97% in first few years of life
    • Hemihyperplasia
    • Macroglossia
    • Abdominal wall defects (omphalocele, umbilical hernia, diastasis recti)
    • Visceromegaly
      • single organs or in combination (liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, adrenals)
      • Fetal adrenocortical cytomegaly
    • Predisposition to embryonal tumor development 7.5%
      • Most occur in the first 8-10 years of life
      • Wilms tumor and hepatoblastoma most common
      • rhabodomyosarcoma
      • adrenocortical carcinoma
      • neuroblastoma
  • Strabismus
  • Hypertelorism, exophthalmos
  • Nystagmus
  • Infraorbital creases
  • Cardiac malformations 20%
  • Renal malformations (unilateral or bilateral)
    • Malformation, renal medullary dysplasia, nephrocalcinosis, nephrolithiasis
  • Nevus flammeus
  • mid facial hypoplasia
  • full lower face with prominent mandible
  • Chromosome 11p15.5 abnormality
    • Hypomethylation of differentially methylated region 2 (DMR2)
    • gain of methylation of differential methylated region 1 (DMR1)
    • CDKN1C mutations
  • Increased risk for children born with assistive reproductive techniques
  • estimated incidence 1:13,700
  • beckwith_wiedemann_syndrome.txt
  • Last modified: 2024/02/06 15:29
  • by oculoman