Article
High incidence of SHOX anomalies in individuals with short stature.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Sept 2006
Huber C, Rosilio M, Munnich A, Cormier-Daire V
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To study the SHOX gene and the PAR1 region in individuals with short stature. METHODS: The study involved 56 cases of dyschondrosteosis and 84 cases of idiopathic short stature (ISS). The study was designed to determine the following: the prevalence of SHOX anomalies in ISS; the frequency of Madelung deformity in individuals with SHOX anomalies; and the value of a family history of short stature in...
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