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60th Annual ESPE (ESPE 2022)

Rome, Italy
15 Sep 2022 - 17 Sep 2022

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The 60th ESPE Annual Meeting will now be taking place in Rome, Italy.

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The genetic landscape of children born small for gestational age with persistent short stature

hrp0095ha2 | The genetic landscape of children born small for gestational age with persistent short stature | ESPE2022

The genetic landscape of children born small for gestational age with persistent short stature

Toni Ledjona , Plachy Lukas , Dusatkova Petra , Anne Amaratunga Shenali , Elblova Lenka , Sumnik Zdenek , Kolouskova Stanislava , Snajderova Marta , Obermannova Barbora , Pruhova Stepanka , Lebl Jan

Background: Approximately 10% of children born small for gestational age (SGA) fail to catch-up nd remain short (SGA-SS). Although several mechanisms causing SGA-SS have been elucidated, the primary cause remains speculative in most cases.Aim: To decipher genetic causes of SGA-SS defined as birth length and/or birth weight <-2 SD for gestational age, and body height <-2.5 SD after the 3rd year of life within a larg...