Samenvatting
Pediatric adrenal tumors, other than neuroblastoma, are rare and can be associated with a genetic predisposition. In this report we describe two patients with an isolated and apparently sporadic adrenocortical tumor; one girl with a carcinoma, the other girl with an adenoma. In both patients genetic screening revealed hypomethylation of the KCNQ1OT1 gene, well-known for its association with the Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome. This represents a likely novel genetic predisposition in patients with adrenocortical tumors without clear phenotypic features of the Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome.
| Originele taal-2 | Engels |
|---|---|
| Pagina's (van-tot) | 565-566 |
| Aantal pagina's | 2 |
| Tijdschrift | Pediatric Blood and Cancer |
| Volume | 59 |
| Nummer van het tijdschrift | 3 |
| DOI's | |
| Status | Gepubliceerd - sep. 2012 |
| Extern gepubliceerd | Ja |