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Le sindromi da iperaccrescimento sono condizioni congenito-malformative caratterizzate da crescita eccessiva generalizzata o localizzata, coinvolgimento cognitivo, malformazioni d’organo, segni fenotipici distintivi e predisposizione neoplastica. Sono condizioni frequentemente di pertinenza endocrinologica, coinvolgendo in prima istanza la crescita staturo-ponderale. Le condizioni ad oggi meglio caratterizzate e maggiormente rappresentate sono la sindrome di Beckwith-Wiedemann, di Sotos, di Malan, Marshall-Smith, Weaver, Simpson-Golabi, Tatton-Brown.
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Tamburrino, F., Scarano, E., Perri, A. et al. Sindromi da iperaccrescimento: aspetti clinici e genetici. L'Endocrinologo 20, 257–260 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40619-019-00611-3
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