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Clinical and molecular characterization of duplications encompassing the human SHOX gene reveal a variable effect on stature.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Jul 2009
Thomas N Simon, Harvey John F, Bunyan David J, Rankin Julia, Grigelioniene Giedre, Bruno Damien L, Tan Tiong Y, Tomkins Susan, Hastings Robert
Abstract excerpt
Deletions of the SHOX gene are well documented and cause disproportionate short stature and variable skeletal abnormalities. In contrast interstitial SHOX duplications limited to PAR1 appear to be very rare and the clinical significance of the only case report in the literature is unclear. Mapping of this duplication has now shown that it includes the entire SHOX gene but little flanking sequence and so will not...
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