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Short stature and dysmorphology associated with defects in the SHOX gene.
Hormones (Athens, Greece) - 1 Jan 2000
Leka Sofia K, Kitsiou-Tzeli Sofia, Kalpini-Mavrou Ariadni, Kanavakis Emmanuel
Abstract excerpt
Since its discovery in 1997, knowledge about the SHOX gene ( Short stature HOmeoboX-containing gene) has rapidly advanced. Although originally described as causing idiopathic short stature, SHOX mutations are also responsible for growth retardation in Léri-Weill dyschondrosteosis, Langer mesomelic dysplasia and Turner syndrome. Furthermore, SHOX has a broad functional scope and leads to a variety of different...
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