Overgrowth Syndromes

M. Michael Cohen, Giovanni Neri, Rosanna Weksberg (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

206 Seiten

2001
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-511746-2 (ISBN)

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This is an encyclopaedic account of overgrowth syndromes in children who are large at birth or experience excessive postnatal growth or some combination of increased weight, length and head circumference. For each syndrome the authors present a historical perspective and cover epidemiology, causes and molecular biology when known and more.

This is an encyclopedic account of overgrowth syndromes in children who are large at birth or experience excessive postnatal growth or some combination of increased weight, length and head circumference. Many of these syndromes are associated with cancer, which adds to their clinical significance. For each syndrome the authors present a historical perspective and cover epidemiology, causes and molecular biology when known, clinical and pathological features, and diagnosis.

1. Perspectives on Overgrowth Syndromes; 2. Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome; 3. Hemihyperplasia (Hemihypertrophy); 4. Simpson-Golabi-Behmel Syndrome; 5. Perlman Syndrome; 6. Sotos Syndrome; 7. Weaver Syndrome; 8. Bannayan-Riley-Ruvalcaba Syndrome; 9. Proteus Syndrome; 10. Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome, Parkes Weber Syndrome, and Sturge-Weber Syndrome; 11. Maffucci Syndrome; 12. Neurofibromatosis; 13. Fragile X Syndrome; 14. Chromosomal Disorders with Overgrowth; 15. Other Syndromes; 16. Maternal and Endocrine Effects; 17. Fetal Hydrops; 18. Nonsyndromal Overgrowth; 19. Miscellaneous Syndromes and Conditions with Overgrowth

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.11.2001
Reihe/Serie	Oxford Monographs on Medical Genetics ; No.43
Zusatzinfo	numerous black and white photographs and line figures
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	176 x 254 mm
Gewicht	523 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Onkologie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Pädiatrie
	Studium ► 2. Studienabschnitt (Klinik) ► Humangenetik
	Studium ► 2. Studienabschnitt (Klinik) ► Pathologie
ISBN-10	0-19-511746-8 / 0195117468
ISBN-13	978-0-19-511746-2 / 9780195117462
Zustand	Neuware