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Elevation of insulin-like growth factor binding protein-2 level in Pallister-Killian syndrome: implications for the postnatal growth retardation phenotype.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Jun 2015
Izumi Kosuke, Kellogg Emily, Fujiki Katsunori, Kaur Maninder, Tilton Richard K, Noon Sarah, Wilkens Alisha, Shirahige Katsuhiko, Krantz Ian D
Abstract excerpt
Pallister-Killian syndrome (PKS) is a multi-system developmental disorder caused by tetrasomy 12p that exhibits tissue-limited mosaicism. Probands with PKS often demonstrate a unique growth profile consisting of macrosomia at birth with deceleration of growth postnatally. We have previously demonstrated that cultured skin fibroblasts from PKS probands have significantly elevated expression of insulin-like growth...
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