Wiedemann-Beckwith syndrome: A rare genetic disorder characterized by an enlarged tongue, omphalocele, excessive birth weight and ear creases. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Wiedemann-Beckwith syndrome is available below.
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Enlarged tongue, omphalocele and other umbilical abnormalities, cytomegaly of the adrenal cortex, hyperplasia of gonadal interstitial cells, renal hyperplasia with medullary dysplasia, pancreatic hyperplasia, visceromegaly, and hypoglycemia with various neoplastic diseases and other disorders. - (Source - Diseases Database)
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