2q37 deletion syndrome
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2q37 deletion syndrome is a disorder caused by the deletion of a small piece of chromosome 2.
It has been associated with Wilms' tumor
and brachydactyly
.
It has been associated with Wilms' tumor
Wilms' tumor
Wilms' tumor or nephroblastoma is cancer of the kidneys that typically occurs in children, rarely in adults.Its common name is an eponym, referring to Dr. Max Wilms, the German surgeon who first described this kind of tumor....
and brachydactyly
Brachydactyly
Brachydactyly , is a medical term which literally means "shortness of the fingers and toes" . The shortness is relative to the length of other long bones and other parts of the body. Brachydactyly is an inherited, usually dominant trait...
.