Beckwith Wiedemann Syndrome

Beckwith Wiedemann Syndrome is rare and affects approximately 200,000 people in the United States.

The disorder is present from birth and causes large body size, large organs and a variety of other complications.

Although the exact cause of the disorder is not known, the majority of the cases are found to have a defect in chromosome #11.

Infants with Beckwith Wiedemann Syndrome are usually large at birth and have large eyes, soft spots and tongues. A child that suffers with the disorder often has ear abnormalities, undescended testicles, low blood sugar, and seizures and may be lethargic and hard to feed.

Doctors can diagnose this disorder after birth by doing x-rays, blood tests, ultrasounds and chromosome studies.