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Belgian Endocrine Society 2018

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A family history of short stature

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A family history of short stature

Alev N , Boros E , Beckers D , Auquier C , Vilain C , Brachet C , Heinrichs C

Introduction: Short stature is a common cause of consultation in pediatric endocrinology. In 80% of cases, the etiology remains unknown1 and classified as « idiopathic short stature. We report the case of a child with a heterozygote complete deletion of the IGF1 gene.Case report: A 21 months old boy was referred in pediatric endocrinology because of his extreme short stature. The parents of Sicilian origin are not consanguineous. The fath...