{Reference Type}: Journal Article
{Title}: Williams-Beuren Syndrome as a Potential Risk Factor for Burkitt Lymphoma.
{Author}: Kimura R;Ishii Y;Tomiwa K;Awaya T;Nakata M;Kato T;Okazaki S;Heike T;Hagiwara M;
{Journal}: Front Genet
{Volume}: 9
{Issue}: 0
{Year}: 2018
{Factor}: 4.772
{DOI}: 10.3389/fgene.2018.00368
{Abstract}: Williams-Beuren syndrome (WBS) is a multisystemic neurodevelopmental disorder caused by a hemizygous deletion on chromosome 7q11.23. Though at present there is a limited number of reports on WBS patients with tumors, most cases are related to blood cancer in children with WBS. We describe a case of Burkitt lymphoma in a 21-year-old man with WBS. In addition to providing a summary of published reports describing tumors observed in patients with WBS, we present a hypothesis about a possible mechanism of oncogenesis. In particular, we identified some significantly dysregulated cancer-related genes using blood samples from this patient at the age of 19 years (who have not yet developed Burkitt lymphoma). Our findings may provide a new perspective on the relation between WBS and Burkitt lymphoma.