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SHOX at a glance: from gene to protein.
Archives of physiology and biochemistry - 1 Jun 2007
Marchini Antonio, Rappold Gudrun, Schneider Katja U
Abstract excerpt
The Short Stature Homeobox-containing Gene SHOX was identified as the genetic cause of the short stature phenotype in patients with Turner Syndrome and in certain patients with idiopathic short stature. Shortly after, SHOX mutations were also associated with the growth failure and skeletal deformities seen in patients with Léri - Weill dyschondrosteosis and Langer mesomelic dysplasia. Today it is estimated that...
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