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Genetics of Silver-Russell syndrome.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9730670     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The Silver-Russell syndrome (SRS) is generally sporadic, but with sufficient reported cases of dominant and recessive patterns of inheritance to suggest a genetic cause in some cases, at least. No consistent cytogenetic abnormalities have been found although some features of the syndrome have been reported to be associated with structural abnormalities of distal 15q. More recently it has been shown that about 10% of SRS patients have maternal uniparental disomy of chromosome 7 which suggests the presence of a maternally imprinted gene on chromosome 7 that is associated with SRS. In the majority of patients with normal biparental inheritance of chromosome 7 the same gene could be involved if the paternal copy were deleted or mutated so that it is disabled and the maternal copy is silent because of the imprinting.
Authors:
E L Wakeling; S Abu-Amero; S M Price; P Stanier; R C Trembath; G E Moore; M A Preece
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Hormone research     Volume:  49 Suppl 2     ISSN:  0301-0163     ISO Abbreviation:  Horm. Res.     Publication Date:  1998  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1999-05-12     Completed Date:  1999-05-12     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0366126     Medline TA:  Horm Res     Country:  SWITZERLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  32-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Imperial College School of Medicine, Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital, London, UK.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Chromosome Aberrations / genetics
Chromosome Disorders
Fetal Growth Retardation / genetics
Genetic Diseases, Inborn / genetics*
Growth Disorders / genetics*
Humans
Phenotype
Syndrome

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