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Adult height and epigenotype in children with Silver-Russell syndrome treated with GH.
Hormone research in paediatrics - 1 Jan 2013
Binder G, Liebl M, Woelfle J, Eggermann T, Blumenstock G, Schweizer R
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: To compare adult heights of GH-treated and GH-untreated patients with Silver-Russell syndrome (SRS) who were epigenotyped. METHODS: This was a nonrandomized retrospective study with matched controls at a single center. Molecular analysis of 32 out of 37 GH-treated patients (16 females) revealed IGF2-H19 epimutations in 12 and maternal uniparental disomy of chromosome 7 (matUPD7) in 5 patients; 15 were...
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