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Improving clinical diagnosis in SHOX deficiency: the importance of growth velocity.
Pediatric research - 1 Feb 2018
Genoni Giulia, Monzani Alice, Castagno Matteo, Ricotti Roberta, Rapa Anna, Petri Antonella, Babu Deepak, Giordano Mara, Prodam Flavia, Bona Gianni, Bellone Simonetta
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BackgroundThe aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of haploinsufficiency of short stature homeobox containing gene (SHOX) deficiency (SHOXD) in a population of short-statured children, and to analyze their phenotype and the performance of clinical scores.MethodsScreening for SHOXD was performed in 281 children with short stature by direct sequencing and multiplex ligation probe-dependent...
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