Screening of gene sequence variants in Saudi Arabian children with idiopathic short stature

• Main Authors: Abdulla A. Alharthi (Author), Ehab I. El-Hallous (Author), Iman M. Talaat (Author), Hamed A. Alghamdi (Author), Matar I. Almalki (Author), Ahmed Gaber (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Pediatric Society, 2017-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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PurposeShort 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 det...