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The centromeric 11p15 imprinting centre is also involved in Silver–Russell syndrome
8 Sept 2006
Abstract excerpt
Silver-Russell syndrome (SRS) is a heterogeneous disorder characterised by severe intrauterine and postnatal growth retardation, limb and body asymmetry, a typical facial appearance and less common dysmorphisms. Recently, epimutations and maternal duplications affecting the short arm of chromosome 11 have been shown to have a crucial role in the aetiology of the disease. Disturbances in the same genomic region...
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