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The Relationship Between Children's Birth Time and Short Stature

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2022
BackgroundThere are few current reports on the relationship between time of birth and short stature in children. Therefore, we aimed to investigate whether there is an association between time of birth and short stature in children.Materials and ...
Shuo Wang, Na Shao, Yiyi Ding, Hong Cai, Runmei Zou, Cheng Wang   +5 more
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Regional differences in short stature in England between 2006 and 2019: A cross-sectional analysis from the National Child Measurement Programme.

PLoS Medicine, 2021
BackgroundShort stature, defined as height for age more than 2 standard deviations (SDs) below the population median, is an important indicator of child health.
Joanna Orr, Joseph Freer, Joan K Morris, Caroline Hancock, Robert Walton, Leo Dunkel, Helen L Storr, Andrew J Prendergast   +7 more
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Growth (including short stature and tall stature)

, 2011
Introduction 2Measurement techniques 6Physiology 10Growth disorders 12Causes of short stature 14Investigation of short stature 22Therapy for short stature 24Introduction to tall stature 28Constitutional tall stature 30Exogenous obesity 31Syndromic tall ...
Gary Butler, Jeremy Kirk
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Evaluation and management of short stature in children

Sri Lanka Journal of Diabetes Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2012
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/sjdem.v1i1.4187 Sri Lanka Journal of Diabetes Endocrinology and Metabolism 2011; 1: 30 ...
YAA Jayasena, K Dharshini, KSH de Silva
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Serum Metabonomics Reveals Key Metabolites in Different Types of Childhood Short Stature

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2022
Graphical AbstractSS, short stature; SDS, standard deviation scores; Control, normal height, n=30; ISS, idiopathic short stature n=31; GHD, short stature caused by growth hormone deficiency, n=29.
Guoyou Chen, Jinming Wang, Yisi Jing, Chunxiang Li, Wenyue Zhang, Shuang Yang, Ye Song, Xin Wang, Jincheng Liu, Dejun Yu, Zhichun Xu   +10 more
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Clonidine-stimulated growth hormone concentrations (cut-off values) measured by immunochemiluminescent assay (ICMA) in children and adolescents with short stature

Clinics, 2016
OBJECTIVES: To establish cut-off values for growth hormone concentrations using clonidine as a secretagogue and an immunochemiluminescent assay as the method of measurement and to analyze the response time as well as the influence of gender, nutritional ...
Maria de Fátima Borges, Flávia Carolina Cândida Teixeira, Aline Karin Feltrin, Karina Alvarenga Ribeiro, Gabriel Antonio Nogueira Nascentes, Elisabete Aparecida Mantovani Rodrigues Resende, Beatriz Pires Ferreira, Adriana Paula Silva, Heloísa Marcelina Cunha Palhares   +8 more
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Familial idiopathic short stature and beyond: a case-report of a novel heterozygous NPR2 mutation.

Atti della Accademia Peloritana dei Pericolanti - Classe di Scienze Medico-Biologiche
Background: NPR2 gene encodes for B-type natriuretic peptide receptor (NPR-B), a positive regulator of the growth plate. Recently, heterozygous NPR2 mutations were reported in 2–6% cases of idiopathic short stature (ISS) and 13.6% of familial ISS ...
Ylenia Giorgianni, Cecilia Lugarà, Francesca Franchina, Mariella Valenzise, Giorgia Pepe, Tommaso Aversa   +5 more
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Screening of the SHOX/PAR1 region using MLPA and miRNA expression profiling in a group of Egyptian children with non-syndromic short stature

Egyptian Journal of Medical Human Genetics, 2020
Background Short stature is defined as a body height below the third percentile, based on chronological age, or 2 standard deviations (SD) below the national height standard. The prevalence of short stature is around 2% of children worldwide.
Ola M. Eid, Maha M. Eid, Amany H. Abdelrahman, Rania M. A. Abdel kader, Marwa Farid, Rana Mahrous, Mona K. Mekkawy, Alaa K. Kamel, Inas Mazen, Hala T. El-Bassyouni   +9 more
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An aetiological evaluation of short stature [PDF]

, 2017
Background: Short stature can be a normal variant or secondary to an underlying disorder. It is necessary to evaluate short stature to differentiate a normal from pathological short stature and thus decide the further treatment needed.
Deepa S. Phirke, Phirke, Deepa S., Phirke, Sachin O., Swati Khot, Sachin O. Phirke, Khot, Swati   +5 more
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Causes of Short Stature in Children Referred to a Tertiary Care Center in Southeast of Iran: 2018-2020

Journal of Pediatrics Review, 2022
Background: Short stature is a common problem encountered by endocrinologists. Short stature may be due to normal variations of growth or pathologic process.
Vahid Sheikhi, Shamim Bonyadi, Zahra Heidari   +2 more
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