Article
Novel pathogenic NPR2 variants in short stature patients and the therapeutic response to rhGH.
Orphanet journal of rare diseases - 27 Jul 2023
Chen Hong, Zhang Suping, Sun Yunteng, Chen Jiao, Yuan Ke, Zhang Ying, Yang Xiaohong, Lin Xiangquan, Chen Ruimin
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Heterozygous loss-of-function variants in the NPR2 gene cause short stature with nonspecific skeletal abnormalities and account for about 2 ~ 6% of idiopathic short stature. This study aimed to analyze and identify pathogenic variants in the NPR2 gene and explore the therapeutic response to recombinant growth hormone (rhGH). METHODS: NPR2 was sequenced in three Chinese Han patients with short stature...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
