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SHOX gene in Leri-Weill syndrome and in idiopathic short stature

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, University of Parma, O.O.R.R., Via Gramsci 14, 43100, Parma, Italy

    Sergio Bernasconi

  2. Department of Pediatrics, A.S.M.N. Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy

    S. Mariani

  3. Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Pediatric Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy

    C. Falcinelli (Chair of Medical Genetics), S. Milioli, L. Iughetti & A. Forabosco

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Bernasconi, S., Mariani, S., Falcinelli, C. et al. SHOX gene in Leri-Weill syndrome and in idiopathic short stature. J Endocrinol Invest 24, 737–741 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03343919

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