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Clinical characteristics and chromosome 11p15 imprinting analysis of Silver-Russell syndrome - a Chinese experience.
Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM - 1 Nov 2014
Wu Di, Gong Chunxiu, Zheng Huyong, Saenger Paul, Zhao Yang, Gu Yi, Cao Bingyan, Li Wenjing, Su Chang
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Silver-Russell syndrome (SRS) is an imprinting defect disease. This is the first study of Chinese children with SRS caused by chromosome 11p15 imprinting defects. METHODS: Twenty-five SRS cases, diagnosed in Beijing Children's Hospital from 2006 to 2012, were studied retrospectively to detect chromosome 11p15 imprinting defects. RESULTS: Over 80% of the children had (i) small for gestational age and...
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