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Mutations in short stature homeobox containing gene (SHOX) in dyschondrosteosis but not in hypochondroplasia.
Human genetics - 1 Aug 2000
Grigelioniene G, Eklöf O, Ivarsson S A, Westphal O, Neumeyer L, Kedra D, Dumanski J, Hagenäs L
Abstract excerpt
Dyschondrosteosis (DCO) and hypochondroplasia (HCH) are common skeletal dysplasias characterized by disproportionate short stature. The diagnosis of these conditions might be difficult to establish especially in early childhood. Point mutations and deletions of the short stature homeobox containing gene (SHOX) are detected in DCO and idiopathic short stature with some rhizomelic body disproportion, whereas...
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