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Growth hormone therapy in patients with short stature homeobox-gene (SHOX) deficiency.
Journal of endocrinological investigation - 1 Jun 2010
Iughetti L, Madeo S, Predieri B
Abstract excerpt
Short stature homeobox (SHOX) gene is located in the pseudoautosomal region 1 on the distal end of the X and Y chromosomes at Xp22.3 and Yp11.3. The haploinsufficiency of SHOX is correlated with short stature, Leri-Weill dyschondrosteosis, and Langer mesomelic dysplasia. Subjects with Turner syndrome (TS) present a SHOX haploinsufficiency that appears to be substantially responsible for their short stature....
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