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Disproportionate stature but normal height in hypochondroplasia

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    Felix G. Riepe, Nils Krone & Wolfgang G. Sippell

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Riepe, F.G., Krone, N. & Sippell, W.G. Disproportionate stature but normal height in hypochondroplasia. Eur J Pediatr 164, 397–399 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-005-1640-0

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