Cri-du-chat syndrome mimics Silver-Russell syndrome depending on the size of the deletion: a case report
Abstract Background Silver-Russell Syndrome (SRS) is a rare growth-related genetic disorder mainly characterized by prenatal and postnatal growth failure. Although molecular causes are not clear in all cases, the most common mechanisms involved in SRS are loss of methylation on chromosome 11p15 (≈50...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-12-01
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Series: | BMC Medical Genomics |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12920-018-0441-z |