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Human EGFR, a candidate gene for the Silver-Russell syndrome, is biallelically expressed in a wide range of fetal tissues.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Jan 2000
Wakeling E L, Abu-Amero S N, Stanier P, Preece M A, Moore G E
Abstract excerpt
Maternal uniparental disomy of chromosome 7 (mUPD7) has been reported in around 10% of cases of Silver-Russell syndrome (SRS). This suggests that at least one gene on chromosome 7 is imprinted and involved in the pathogenesis of this condition. One candidate is epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) which maps to chromosome 7p12, a region homologous to an imprinted region on mouse chromosome 11. Using a...
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