Open AccessGenetic evaluation in children with short stature
Author(s) -
Elaine Zhou,
Benjamin R. Hauser,
Youn Hee Jee
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
current opinion in pediatrics, with evaluated medline/current opinion in pediatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.817
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1080-8116
pISSN - 1040-8703
DOI - 10.1097/mop.0000000000001033
Subject(s) - medicine , short stature , medline , pediatrics , biology , biochemistry
Short stature is a common clinical manifestation in children. Yet, a cause is often unidentifiable in the majority of children with short stature by a routine screening approach. The purpose of this review is to describe the optimal genetic approach for evaluating short stature, challenges of genetic testing, and recent advances in genetic testing for short stature.