(Epi)genetic profiling of extraembryonic and postnatal tissues from female monozygotic twins discordant for Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome.

Laura FontanaMaria F BedeschiGiulia A CagnoliJole CostanzaNicola PersicoSilvana GangiMatteo PorroPaola F AjmonePatrizia ColapietroCarlo SantanielloMilena CrippaSilvia M SirchiaMonica Rosa MiozzoSilvia Tabano

Published in: Molecular genetics & genomic medicine (2020)

This is the first report on BWS-discordant twins with methylation analyses extended to extraembryonic tissues. The results suggest that caution is required when attempting prenatal diagnosis in similar cases. Although the causative mechanism underlying LOM remains undiscovered, the XCI pattern and mosaic LOM suggest that both twinning and LOM/MLID occurred after XCI commitment.

Keyphrases

gene expression
genome wide
gestational age
dna methylation
preterm infants
case report
preterm birth