Question 28 · LEK · Other genetic diseases
Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome is associated with an increased risk of developing:
- A. Wilms tumor.
- B. hepatoblastoma.
- C. Wilms tumor and hepatoblastoma.
- D. Wilms tumor and retinoblastoma.
- E. retinoblastoma.
Hint
Recall which embryonal tumours arise in the organs affected by overgrowth in this 11p15 imprinting disorder.
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