In 1964, Hans-Rudolf Wiedemann reported a familial form of omphalocele with macroglossia in Germany. In 1969, J. Bruce Beckwith of Loma Linda University, California, described a similar series of patients. Originally, Professor Wiedemann coined the term EMG syndrome to describe the combination of congenital exomphalos, macroglossia, and gigantism. Over time, this constellation was renamed Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS). Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome is the most common overgrowth syndrome in infancy
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