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Jul 21, 2025
Children with a rare condition called Beckwith Wiedemann syndrome need ongoing care from multiple specialists. CHOP offers families world-class care in one convenient location.
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Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Researchers Develop Specialized Growth Charts to Help Doctors Track Rare Pediatric Overgrowth Syndrome
Apr 17, 2025
Researchers from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) collaborated with other health systems to develop specialized growth charts for children with Beckwith–Wiedemann Spectrum (BWSp), the most common epigenetic overgrowth and cancer predisposition disorder in children. The findings illustrate how newly developed growth charts are designed to better represent how children with the condition grow, which can improve personalized treatment.
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Researchers Shed Light on How Rare Pediatric Overgrowth Syndrome May Raise Cancer Risk
Apr 10, 2025
New research from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) offers insight into how a rare genetic condition called Beckwith–Wiedemann syndrome (BWS) affects the liver and may raise cancer risk.
Coping with a Dual Diagnosis
Dec 20, 2021
Parents are usually blindsided when they find out that their child has congenital hyperinsulinism (HI), a rare genetic disorder that depresses blood sugar to dangerously low levels.
New Cell Models Help Researchers Study Disease Development and Growth Issues in Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome
Dec 17, 2020
New Cell Models Help Researchers Study Disease Development and Growth Issues in Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome