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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 +9 more
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Genetics of Growth Disorders-Which Patients Require Genetic Testing? [PDF]
, 2019 The second 360° European Meeting on Growth Hormone Disorders, held in Barcelona, Spain, in June 2017, included a session entitled Pragmatism vs. Curiosity in Genetic Diagnosis of Growth Disorders, which examined current concepts of genetics and growth in
Argente, J +3 more
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Ptosis as a unique hallmark for autosomal recessive WNT1-associated osteogenesis imperfecta [PDF]
, 2019 Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a heritable connective tissue disorder, mainly characterized by bone fragility and low bone mass. Defects in the type I procollagen-encoding genes account for the majority of OI, but increasingly more rare autosomal ...
Elcioglu, Nursel +8 more
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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 +2 more
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Metabolic syndrome and short stature in adults from the metropolitan area of São Paulo city (SP, Brazil) [PDF]
, 2011 A desnutrição pregressa, expressa pela baixa estatura, pode ser fator de risco para síndrome metabólica (SM). O objetivo deste estudo foi verificar a prevalência de SM e sua relação com a baixa estatura, possível resultante de desnutrição crônica na ...
ARAÚJO, Eutália Aparecida Cândido de +2 more
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Grass functional traits reflect the long history of fire and grazers in the savannas of Texas
American Journal of Botany, EarlyView.Abstract Premise Understanding relationships among grass traits, fire, and herbivores may help improve conservation strategies for savannas that are threatened by novel disturbance regimes. Emerging theory, developed in Africa, emphasizes that functional traits of savanna grasses reflect the distinct ways that fire and grazers consume biomass ...
Ashish N. Nerlekar +2 more
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Short stature with pigmentation. [PDF]
Archives of Disease in Childhood, 1977 Four hypomelic children of abnormally short stature had slight intellectual defect, melanotic skin, and some facial features in common. 3 were followed to the age of 23-26 years, and they remained small and pigmented.
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Short stature caused by SHOX gene haploinsufficiency: from diagnosis to treatment [PDF]
Estudos realizados em pacientes portadores de deleções parciais dos cromossomos sexuais permitiram a caracterização do SHOX, gene localizado na região pseudoautossômica no braço curto dos cromossomos sexuais, fundamental na determinação da altura normal.
ARNHOLD, Ivo J. P. +5 more
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Sexual Dimorphism in Stature (SDS), jealousy and mate retention [PDF]
, 2010 Previous research has investigated the manner in which absolute height impacts on jealousy and mate retention. Although relative height is also important, little information exists about the potential influence of sexual dimorphism in stature (SDS ...
Brewer, Gayle, Riley, C
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American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.ABSTRACT KBG syndrome is one of the most frequent neurodevelopmental disorders and is caused by ANKRD11 variants. Postnatal short stature is observed in ~50% of patients. Recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) has become a valuable treatment for patients with growth hormone deficiency (GHD) along with Prader–Willi and Turner syndrome. Limited evidence
Sietse M. Aukema +19 more
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