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A PTPN11 gene mutation (Y63C) causing Noonan syndrome is not associated with short stature in general population.
The Tohoku journal of experimental medicine - 1 Mar 2006
Takahashi Ikuko, Utsunomiya Maki, Inoue Kayoko, Takahashi Tsutomu, Nozaki Jun-Ichi, Wada Yasuhiko, Takada Goro, Koizumi Akio
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Human growth is a highly complicated process, but it is obviously influenced by a genetic factor. Recent genome-wide linkage analyses suggested some genetic regions underlying stature variations. However, any specific genes underlying stature variations have not been identified. Noonan syndrome (NS) is an autosomal dominant disorder clinically characterized by short stature, minor facial anomalies, and congenital...
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