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The SHOX region and its mutations.
Journal of endocrinological investigation - 1 Jun 2010
Capone L, Iughetti L, Sabatini S, Bacciaglia A, Forabosco A
Abstract excerpt
The short stature homeobox-containing (SHOX) gene lies in the pseudoautosomal region 1 (PAR1) that comprises 2.6 Mb of the short-arm tips of both the X and Y chromosomes. It is known that its heterozygous mutations cause Leri-Weill dyschondrosteosis (LWD) (OMIM #127300), while its homozygous mutations cause a severe form of dwarfism known as Langer mesomelic dysplasia (LMD) (OMIM #249700). The analysis of 238 LWD...
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