{"id":755,"date":"2015-05-07T18:13:40","date_gmt":"2015-05-07T18:13:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/jmg\/?p=755"},"modified":"2026-02-25T01:07:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T01:07:03","slug":"a-prospective-study-validating-a-clinical-scoring-system-and-demonstrating-phenotypical-genotypical-correlations-in-silver-russell-syndrome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/jmg\/2015\/05\/07\/a-prospective-study-validating-a-clinical-scoring-system-and-demonstrating-phenotypical-genotypical-correlations-in-silver-russell-syndrome\/","title":{"rendered":"A prospective study validating a clinical scoring system and demonstrating phenotypical-genotypical correlations in Silver-Russell syndrome (Contributed by Salah Azzi)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Silver Russell Syndrome (SRS) includes pre and postnatal growth retardation, severe feeding difficulties, protruding forehead, relative macrocephaly at birth and body asymmetry. 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