Fetal overgrowth in the Cdkn1c mouse model of Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome

SUMMARY Mutations in the imprinted CDKN1C gene are associated with the childhood developmental disorder Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS). Multiple mouse models with deficiency of Cdkn1c recapitulate some aspects of BWS but do not exhibit overgrowth of the newborn, a cardinal feature of patients wit...

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Main Authors: Simon J. Tunster, Mathew Van de Pette, Rosalind M. John
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Company of Biologists 2011-11-01
Series:Disease Models & Mechanisms
Online Access:http://dmm.biologists.org/content/4/6/814