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Systematic Approach To Define Clinically Significant Variants of Unknown Significance (VUS) in Children With Short Stature

Deodati Annalisa , Mirra Giulia , Pampanini Valentina , Fausti Francesca , Ruta Rosario , Mucciolo Mafalda , Ubertini Graziamaria , Novelli Antonio , Cianfarani Stefano

Background: Next generation sequencing (NGS) has recently been proposed as a primary diagnostic tool in the work-up of children with idiopathic short stature (ISS) and born small for gestational age (SGA). The main limitation of a multi-gene approach is represented by the difficulty in the interpretation of VUS clinical significance.Aim: To identify and characterize genetic variants in a cohort of children born SGA and I...