Whole Exome Sequencing to Identify Genetic Causes of Short Stature
Author(s) -
Michael H. Guo,
Yiping Shen,
Emily C. Walvoord,
Timothy C. Miller,
Jennifer Moon,
Joel N. Hirschhorn,
Andrew Dauber
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
hormone research in paediatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.816
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1663-2826
pISSN - 1663-2818
DOI - 10.1159/000360857
Subject(s) - short stature , exome sequencing , idiopathic short stature , genetics , exome , biology , medicine , computational biology , bioinformatics , phenotype , growth hormone , endocrinology , gene , hormone
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. As genetics plays a strong role in height, we sought to identify known and novel genetic causes of short stature.
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