- Original Article
- Endocrinology
- Screening of SHOX gene sequence variants in Saudi Arabian children with idiopathic short stature
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Abdulla A. Alharthi, Ehab I. El-Hallous, Iman M. Talaat, Hamed A. Alghamdi, Matar I. Almalki, Ahmed Gaber
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 2017;60(10):327-332. Published online October 20, 2017
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Purpose Short stature affects approximately 2%–3% of children, representing one of the most frequent disorders for which clinical attention is sought during childhood. Despite assumed genetic heterogeneity, mutations or deletions in the short stature homeobox-containing gene (SHOX) are frequently detected in subjects with short stature. Idiopathic short stature (ISS) refers to patients with short stature for various unknown reasons. The goal... |
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