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Acute lymphocytic leukaemia in a child with Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome harbouring a CDKN1C mutation.
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PMID:  20826236     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Process    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS) is a rare overgrowth syndrome associated with an increased risk in childhood tumours. The phenotypic variability in BWS reflects its molecular heterogeneity. This syndrome is a multigenic disorder caused by dysregulation of imprinted growth regulatory genes in the 11p15.5 region. The most commonly reported tumours in this syndrome are tumours of embryologic origin such as Wilms tumours, hepatoblastomas, neuroblastomas, rhabdomyosarcomas and adrenocortical carcinomas. We report the case of a 10-year-old patient diagnosed with BWS, harbouring a CDKN1C (p57(KIP2)) mutation, who developed a T-type acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. To our knowledge it is the first report of an acute lymphoblastic leukaemia of T-type in a child with BWS. We discuss the possibility of a link between BWS and leukaemia via one of the few known negative regulator of hematopoiesis, the transforming growth factor beta pathway, depending upon the up-regulation of CDKN1C.
Authors:
C Abadie; F Bernard; I Netchine; D Sanlaville; A Roque; S Rossignol; I Coupier
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2010-09-06
Journal Detail:
Title:  European journal of medical genetics     Volume:  53     ISSN:  1878-0849     ISO Abbreviation:  Eur J Med Genet     Publication Date:    2010 Nov-Dec
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-11-16     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101247089     Medline TA:  Eur J Med Genet     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  400-3     Citation Subset:  IM    
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Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Genetics, Oncogenetics, Montpellier University Hospital, France. abadie_caro@yahoo.fr
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