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4.3. High prevalence of growth plate gene variants in children with familial short stature treated with growth hormone

L Plachy , V Strakova , L Elblova , B Obermannova , S Kolouskova , M Snajderova , D Zemkova , P Dusatkova , Z Sumnik , J Lebl , S Pruhova

J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2019 Feb. doi: 10.1210/jc.2018-02288. [Epub ahead of print]Short stature is the most common reason for referral to pediatric endocrinologists. Familial short stature (FSS) is used to describe a child with a stature below the normal but within the parental target range and with at least one short parent.In the last years, there has been a widesp...