title: Meningocele in a congolese female with beckwith-wiedemann phenotype.
abstract: Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS) is a rare congenital syndrome characterized by an overgrowth, macroglossia, exomphalos, and predisposition to embryonal tumors. Central nervous abnormalities associated with BWS are rare. We describe a one-day-old Congolese female who presented meningocele associated with BWS phenotype.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University Hospital, University of Lubumbashi, P.O. Box 1825, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo ; Center for Human Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lubumbashi, P.O. Box 1825, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
authors.forename: Sébastien
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mbuyi-Musanzayi
authors.affiliation: Center for Human Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lubumbashi, P.O. Box 1825, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo ; Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital, University of Lubumbashi, P.O. Box 1825, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
authors.forename: Toni
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lubala Kasole
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital, University of Kinshasa, P.O. Box 123, Kin XI, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo ; Center for Human Genetics, University Hospital, KU Leuven, Campus Gasthuisberg, Herestraat 49, P.O. Box 602, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: Aimé
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lumaka
authors.affiliation: Unit of Toxicology and Environment, School of Public Health, University Hospital, University of Lubumbashi, P.O. Box 1825, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
authors.forename: Tony
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kayembe Kitenge
authors.affiliation: Unit of Toxicology and Environment, School of Public Health, University Hospital, University of Lubumbashi, P.O. Box 1825, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
authors.forename: Leon
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kabamba Ngombe
authors.affiliation: Center for Human Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lubumbashi, P.O. Box 1825, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo ; Department of Gynecology, University Hospital, University of Lubumbashi, P.O. Box 1825, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
authors.forename: Prosper
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kalenga Muenze
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital, University of Kinshasa, P.O. Box 123, Kin XI, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo ; Center for Human Genetics, University Hospital, KU Leuven, Campus Gasthuisberg, Herestraat 49, P.O. Box 602, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: Prosper
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lukusa Tshilobo
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University Hospital, University of Lubumbashi, P.O. Box 1825, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tshilombo Katombe
authors.affiliation: Unit of Toxicology and Environment, School of Public Health, University Hospital, University of Lubumbashi, P.O. Box 1825, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
authors.forename: Célestin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Banza Lubaba Nkulu
authors.affiliation: Center for Human Genetics, University Hospital, KU Leuven, Campus Gasthuisberg, Herestraat 49, P.O. Box 602, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: Koenraad
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Devriendt