title: [Low levels of somatomedin C and short stature in the Silver-Russell syndrome].
abstract: The authors describe one case of Silver-Russell syndrome, emphasized the etiopathogenetic aspects connected to it. As regards the short stature, they have proved that the syndrome is related to low levels of somatomedin C (SmC). Moreover, they emphasized that ambiguous genitalia gets more and more frequently a peculiar features of syndrome.
authors.affiliation: 28a Divisione di Pediatria, U.S.L. 40, Ospedale A Cardarelli, Napoli, Italia.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Di Pietro
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Proverbio
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: D'Avolio
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Coletta
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Tammaro
mesh_terms: D001827:Body Height; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004392:Dwarfism / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000032:analysis*; D013577:Syndrome
chemical_list: D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I
vernacular_title: Bassi livelli di somatomedina C e ipostaturalità nella sindrome di Silver-Russell.