Table 2 Other chromosomes (Chr) considered as candidate loci for Silver–Russell syndrome (SRS)
ChrNo. reportsNo. patientsGenotypeAtypical featuresRefsNotes
121Trisomy 1q32.1-42.1None79
1Dup 1q42-qterNone80
811Del 8q11-q12Microcephaly, shallow supraorbital ridges, hypoplastic alae nasi81
1531r15Mental retardation, cardiac defects82IGF1R coding for the IGF-1 receptor in most tissues. The receptor is an important component of the growth hormone IGF axis in both pre- and postnatal growth. However, extensive studies of IGF1R in SRS patients has failed to show any mutations85–87
1r15 (p12q26.3)Mental retardation, microcephaly83
1Trisomy7q34-qter; monosomy 15q26.3-qterBilateral congenital glaucoma84
1731t(17;20)(q25;q13)None88A putative candidate gene in this region is chorionic somatomammotropin 1 (CSH1) which was deleted in two SRS patients.91 92 Growth factor receptor binding protein (GRB) 2 (17q24-25) and 7 (17q21-22) are also localised to this breakpoint. However, Hitchins et al93 investigated CSH1, GRB2 and GRB7 in 48 non-UPD 7 SRS patients with no abnormal findings
t(1;17)(q31;q25)None89
1Hypomethylation at 11p15 plus deletion of CSH1None90
1831Trisomy 18Many extra features of trisomy 18 syndrome, mental retardation94
1Trisomy 18None95
1del 18p96
X2145X right sideNone97Partington et al99 described a family with short stature and abnormal pigmentation with symptoms more pronounced in males suggesting X-linked inheritance. Younger male siblings showed classical SRS features
245X/45XXY left side98
47XXY