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Mutation and deletion of the pseudoautosomal gene SHOX cause Leri-Weill dyschondrosteosis.
Nature genetics - 1 May 1998
Shears D J, Vassal H J, Goodman F R, Palmer R W, Reardon W, Superti-Furga A, Scambler P J, Winter R M
Abstract excerpt
Leri-Weill Dyschondrosteosis (LWD; OMIM 127300) is a dominantly inherited skeletal dysplasia characterized by disproportionate short stature with predominantly mesomelic limb shortening. Expression is variable and consistently more severe in females, who frequently display the Madelung deformity...
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