Facilitating interaction between Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome (BWS) clinical experts, scientists, patient advocates, and BWS families to improve diagnosis, quality of care, and knowledge about BWS.
It was weekend of firsts on many fronts, as physicians, genetic counselors, nurses, researchers, and families gathered July 21–23 at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute for the inaugural Deciphering Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS) conference. BWS is a rare overgrowth disorder involving genetic and epigenetic changes that occur approximately every one in 10,500 births.
Super Bowl Sunday is right around the corner, and our biweekly installment of In the News is the perfect playing field for us to showcase the wide range of research projects that Children's Hospital of Philadelphia experts tackle. Huddle up!
