Vol. 35 (4) 2014 Neuro endocrinology letters

A ten-year observation of somatic development of a first group of Polish children with Silver-Russell syndrome.

OBJECTIVE: Silver-Russell syndrome is heterogeneous both clinically and genetically. The best known genetic aberrations existing in this syndrome are an 11p15 epimutation, present in 20-60% patients, and a maternal uniparental chromosome 7 disomy (7-15%) (upd(7)mat). Children with SRS suffer from physical growth impairments - intrauteri.....