Russell Silver Syndrome : Causes

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Causes could include:
It is estimated that 7-10% of patients with this syndrome have a defect in a gene called the maternal uniparental disomy (UPD) for chromosome 7. However, a cause can not be identified for most patients. Most cases occur in a person whose family ha...
Source:ADAM
Date:December 12, 2006
The exact genetic cause, or causes, of RSS have not been fully identified. It is currently believed that almost all cases of RSS are the result of mutations on a gene, or possibly more than one gene, on chromosome 7.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part II
The exact genetic cause, or causes, of RSS have not been fully identified in early 2001. It is currently believed that almost all cases of RSS are the result of mutations on a gene, or possibly more than one gene, on chromosome 7.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part I
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