Maternal short stature does not predict their children's fatness indicators in a nutritional dual-burden sample of urban Mexican Maya. [PDF]
, 2014 The co-existence of very short stature due to poor chronic environment in early life and obesity is becoming a public health concern in rapidly transitioning populations with high levels of poverty.
Bogin, B +5 more
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A study of short stature among adolescents in the rural tertiary center- A prospective observational study [PDF]
Al Ameen Journal of Medical Sciences, 2021 Background: Long-term morbidities during the adolescence period cause short stature which is permanent, once epiphysis fuse. Objectives: To evaluate etiology in short stature adolescents and its relation with HSDS (Height Standard Deviation Score) and BA
Dixa Shah +5 more
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Whole exome sequencing to identify genetic causes of short stature [PDF]
, 2014 BACKGROUND/AIMS: Short stature is a common reason for presentation to pediatric endocrinology clinics. However, for most patients, no cause for the short stature can be identified.
Dauber, Andrew +6 more
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Truncation of POC1A associated with short stature and extreme insulin resistance [PDF]
, 2015 We describe a female proband with primordial dwarfism, skeletal dysplasia, facial dysmorphism, extreme dyslipidaemic insulin resistance and fatty liver associated with a novel homozygous frameshift mutation in POC1A, predicted to affect two of the three ...
Adams, Claire +29 more
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Relationship between short stature at 3 years old and height, weight, and body mass index changes for 6 years after birth: a retrospective, nationwide, population-based study of children born 2011–2014 in Korea [PDF]
Annals of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2023 Purpose Height at 3 years of age, when catch-up growth based on birth history is completed, is considered a major prognostic factor for predicting short stature, underweight, and growth faltering.
Seo Jung Kim, Ju Hyun Jin, In Hyuk Chung
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Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the pediatric quality of life inventory 4.0 Generic core scales among children with short stature [PDF]
, 2013 BACKGROUND: The quality of life in children with short stature was rarely studied in China, so we explore these children’s quality of life and psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory 4.0(PedsQL4.0 ...
Hua-hong Wu, Hui Li, Qian Gao
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Height, Relationship Satisfaction, Jealousy, and Mate Retention [PDF]
, 2009 Male height is associated with high mate value. In particular, tall men are perceived as more attractive, dominant and of a higher status than shorter rivals, resulting in a greater lifetime reproductive success.
Brewer, Gayle, Riley, C.
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SHOX Deletion and Idiopathic Short Stature: What Does the Clinician Need to Know? Case Series Report
Diagnostics, 2022 Children diagnosticated with idiopathic short stature (ISS) are probably, in most cases, underdiagnosticated. The genetic causes of ISS may be mutations of genes involved in local regulation of the growth plate or genes involved in the GH-IGF1 axis ...
Maria-Christina Ungureanu +6 more
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Evaluation of the American-English Quality of Life in Short Stature Youth (QoLISSY) questionnaire in the United States. [PDF]
, 2015 BACKGROUND: The European Quality of Life in Short Stature Youth (QoLISSY) is a novel condition-specific instrument developed to assess health related quality of life (HrQoL) in children/adolescents with short stature from patient and parent perspectives.
Bullinger, Monika +9 more
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Short Stature Homeobox-Containing Haploinsufficiency in Seven Siblings with Short Stature
Case Reports in Endocrinology, 2017 Deficiency of the short stature homeobox-containing (SHOX) gene is a frequent cause of short stature in children (2–15%). Here, we report 7 siblings with SHOX deficiency due to a point mutation in the SHOX gene.
Elizabeth S. Sandberg +3 more
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