[Low levels of somatomedin C and short stature in the Silver-Russell syndrome].
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.
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28a Divisione di Pediatria, U.S.L. 40, Ospedale A Cardarelli, Napoli, Italia.
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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
D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I
Bassi livelli di somatomedina C e ipostaturalità nella sindrome di Silver-Russell.