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LOT1 (ZAC1/PLAGL1) as member of an imprinted gene network does not harbor Silver-Russell specific variants.
Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM - 1 Jun 2009
Jäger Susanne, Schönherr Nadine, Spengler Sabrina, Ranke Michael B, Wollmann Hartmut A, Binder Gerhard, Eggermann Thomas
Abstract excerpt
Silver-Russell syndrome (SRS) is a heterogeneous disease associated with intrauterine and postnatal growth retardation (IUGR/PNGR), asymmetry and craniofacial dysmorphisms. In 7-10% of patients with SRS, maternal uniparental disomy of chromosome 7 can be detected; more than 38% carry hypomethylation of the imprinting region 1 in 11p15. These chromosomes harbor the imprinted genes IGF2, H19, LIT1 and MEST. In...
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