Novel heterozygous mutation in the SHOX gene leading to familial idiopathic short stature: A case report and literature review.

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BACKGROUND: The pathogenic mutation of short stature homeobox (SHOX) gene is one of the main genetic causes of short stature in children, with an incidence rate of 1/1000~1/2000 and the main clinical manifestations are short stature and (or) limb skeletal abnormalities. SHOX gene mutations are mostly large deletions of regulatory sequence genes, while exon mutations are relatively rare. The pathogenic rate of...

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