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ey0017.13-5 | Advocacy, History and Society | ESPEYB17

13.5. Branding of subjects affected with genetic syndromes of severe short stature in developing countries

J Guevara-Aguirre , C Guevara , A Guevara , AA Gavilanes

To read the full abstract: BMJ Case Rep 2020;13:e231737. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2019-231737• The authors report 2 cases of severe short stature, Laron Syndrome and Cornelia-Delange-like syndrome, followed in Ecuador, a country with limited resources.• They highlight the tendency of a society to discuss children with severe short stature with derogatory terms to automatically assume tha...