What does BWS stand for?

Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome

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However, babies with Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome, in which some maternally derived genes are suppressed and paternal genes dominate, are born heavy with particularly large tongues.

Interplay of maternal, paternal genes may last well into childhood

Conditions found by the latest study to have higher incidences in IVFbabies include hypospadias, heart-valve defects, cleft lip and palate, and digestive system abnormalities, as well as an increased chance of rare genetic disorders such as Angelman syndrome and Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome.

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However, umbilical hernias can be associated with rare conditions such as mucopolysaccharide storage diseases, Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome, and Down syndrome.

Umbilical Hernia

But the tiny risk of inheriting the rare disorder Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS) is only 1 in 4000.

Test-tube baby fear

The warning in the medical journal The Lancet comes a week after doctors found a connection between IVF and Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome, a rare childhood illness that can trigger birth defects and cancers.

IVF linked to rare cancer

Disorders such as retinoblastoma and Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome are rare to begin with.

Abnormalities seen from in-vitro births

Among the unexplained, inherited abnormalities that Engel mentions as candidates are Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome, Miller-Dieker syndrome and Silver-Russell syndrome.

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NOW THE doctor thought she had Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome, which can be quitemild and often the children live a relatively normal life.

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