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Usefulness of MLPA in the detection of SHOX deletions.
European journal of medical genetics - 1 Jan 2000
Funari Mariana F A, Jorge Alexander A L, Souza Silvia C A L, Billerbeck Ana E C, Arnhold Ivo J P, Mendonca Berenice B, Nishi Mirian Y
Abstract excerpt
SHOX haploinsufficiency causes a wide spectrum of short stature phenotypes, such as Leri-Weill dyschondrosteosis (LWD) and disproportionate short stature (DSS). SHOX deletions are responsible for approximately two thirds of isolated haploinsufficiency; therefore, it is important to determine the...
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