ABERDEEN, S.D. (FOX 13) - Baby Paisley is all smiles after having surgery to reduce her enlarged tongue, which was a result of Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome. Paisley's mother, Madison Kienow said at ...

Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS) is a complex congenital overgrowth disorder that manifests with macroglossia, visceromegaly, and an increased predisposition to embryonal tumours. Macroglossia, one ...

After studying data from a national registry of patients with Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS), the researchers found that IVF-initiated conception was six times more common than in the general ...

A 16-month-old toddler in Jenks, Oklahoma, who was born with a rare condition that causes his tongue to be abnormally large will require surgery to reduce its size, his mother said. Baker Roth has a ...

We have analyzed several cases of Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS) with Wilms' tumor in a familial setting, which give insight into the complex controls of imprinting and gene expression in the ...

Scientists have devised a new approach for detecting and potentially heading off the effects of two rare pediatric diseases before birth. The study, performed in mouse models of the diseases and ...

Jennifer Kalish, MD, PhD, fields as many as 10 inquiries a month from pediatricians who spot an unusual feature during a clinical exam, and wonder if they should refer the family to a geneticist.

View all available purchase options and get full access to this article. Institute of Child Health, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom Institute of Child Health, London, United ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 28, 2009 -- An analysis of rare genetic disorders in which children lack some genes from one parent suggests that maternal and paternal genes engage in a subtle tug-of-war well ...