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. 2015 Apr 22;24(2):183–190. doi: 10.1038/ejhg.2015.88

Table 2. Significant genotype–phenotype correlations in the three most largest recent correlation studies on BWS.

Genotype Ibrahim, 2014 (n=507)13 Brioude, 2013 (n=407)10 This study (n=318)
IC2-LoM n=321 Macroglossia Omphalocele Ear malformations Nevus flammeus Malignant tumors 0.9% (1 Wilms' tumor, 1 hepatoblastoma, 1 rhabdomyosarcoma) n=257 Omphalocele Ear malformations Nevus flammeus Malignant tumors 3.1% (2 Neuroblastoma, 2 hepatoblastoma, 1 sarcoma, 1 rhabdomyosarcoma, 1 thyroid carcinoma, 1 melanoma) n=190 Macroglossia Postnatal overgrowth Omphalocele Ear malformations Nevus flammeus Preterm birth Malignant tumors 2.1% (2 neuroblastoma, 1 rhabdomyosarcoma, 1 germinoma)
UPD n=135 Hemihyperplasia Umbilica hernia Malignant tumors 6.7% (3 Wilms' tumora, 5 Hepatoblastoma, 1 adrenal cortical carcinoma) n=81 Hemihyperplasia Organ enlargement Hypoglycemia Malignant tumors 17.3% (10 Wilms' tumor, 2 adrenal cortical carcinoma, 2 hepatoblastoma, 1 rhabdomyosarcoma, 1 neuroblastoma, 1 acute lymphoid leukemia) n=87 Hemihyperplasia Umbilical hernia Renal anomalies Malignant tumors 14.9% (5 Hepatoblastoma, 3 Wilms' tumor, 2 neuroblastoma, 1 pancreatoblastoma, 1 hemangiotelioma, 1 adrenal cortical carcinoma)
IC1-GoM n=47 Diastasis recti Malignant tumors 8.5% (4 Wilms' tumor 1 hepatoblastomab) n=35 Neonatal overgrowth Hemihyperplasia Organ enlargement Hypoglycemia Malignant tumors 28.6% (10 Wilms' tumor) n=31 Neonatal overgrowth Macroglossia Diastasis recti Organ enlargement Renal and ureteral anomalies Polyhydramnios Benignant neoplasms Malignant tumors 25.8% (7 Wilms' tumor, 1 pancreatoblastoma)
CDKN1C variants Not tested n=34 Omphalocele Ear malformations Nevus flammeus Malignant tumors 8.8% (1 neuroblastoma, 1 ganglioneuroma, 1 acute lymphoid leukemia) n=10 Postnatal overgrowth Omphalocele Ear malformations Nevus flammeus Preterm birth No tumors reported
a

One patient with a 11p15.5 duplication was included in the UPD group for simplicity.

b

The patient is reported to have been diagnosed with both Wilms' tumor and hepatoblastoma.