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New roles of SHOX as regulator of target genes.
Pediatric endocrinology reviews : PER - 1 May 2012
Rappold G A, Durand C, Decker E, Marchini A, Schneider K U
Abstract excerpt
The homeobox gene SHOX encodes a transcription factor which is important for normal limb development. Approximately 5 to 10% of short patients exhibit a mutation or deletion in either the SHOX gene or its downstream enhancer regions. In humans, SHOX deficiency has been associated with various short stature syndromes as well as non-syndromic idiopathic short stature. A common feature of these syndromes is...
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