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Clinical relevance of systematic phenotyping and exome sequencing in patients with short stature.
Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics - 1 Jun 2018
Hauer Nadine N, Popp Bernt, Schoeller Eva, Schuhmann Sarah, Heath Karen E, Hisado-Oliva Alfonso, Klinger Patricia, Kraus Cornelia, Trautmann Udo, Zenker Martin, Zweier Christiane, Wiesener Antje, Abou Jamra Rami, Kunstmann Erdmute, Wieczorek Dagmar, Uebe Steffen, Ferrazzi Fulvia, Büttner Christian, Ekici Arif B, Rauch Anita, Sticht Heinrich, Dörr Helmuth-Günther, Reis André, Thiel Christian T
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PurposeShort stature is a common condition of great concern to patients and their families. Mostly genetic in origin, the underlying cause often remains elusive due to clinical and genetic heterogeneity.MethodsWe systematically phenotyped 565 patients where common nongenetic causes of short stature were excluded, selected 200 representative patients for whole-exome sequencing, and analyzed the identified variants...
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