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Silver-Russell syndrome

Background

Silver-Russell syndrome: Asymmetry Dwarfism; Russell-Silver syndrome; Silver's syndrome

This syndrome is a congenital condition characterised by significant asymmetry and short stature.

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Medical text written November 1991 by Contact a Family. Approved November 1991 by Professor M Patton, Professor of Medical Genetics, St Georges Hospital Medical School, London, UK and Dr J E Wraith, Consultant Paediatrician, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Manchester, UK. Last updated July 2006 by Dr R Stanhope, Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK.

 

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