Classification
syndromic somatic overgrowth
- Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS)
- Sotos syndrome
- Weaver syndrome
non-syndromic somatic overgrowth
hyperinsulinemic fetus
- diabetic mother
- congenital hyperinsulinism
References
Morison IM, Becroft DM, Taniguchi T, Woods CG, Reeve AE. Somatic overgrowth associated with overexpression of insulin-like growth factor II. Nat Med. 1996 Mar;2(3):311-6. PMID: 8612230
Reviews
Baujat G, Rio M, Rossignol S, Sanlaville D, Lyonnet S, Le Merrer M, Munnich A, Gicquel C, Colleaux L, Cormier-Daire V. Clinical and molecular overlap in overgrowth syndromes. Am J Med Genet C Semin Med Genet. 2005 Aug 15;137(1):4-11. PMID: 16010674
Rahman N. Mechanisms predisposing to childhood overgrowth and cancer. Curr Opin Genet Dev. 2005 Jun;15(3):227-33. PMID: 15917196
Cohen MM Jr. Overgrowth syndromes: an update. Adv Pediatr. 1999;46:441-91. PMID: 10645472