Case Report
Short Stature Homeobox-Containing Haploinsufficiency in Seven Siblings with Short Stature
Table 1
Results of growth hormone (GH) treatment in seven siblings with short stature due to SHOX haploinsufficiency.
| Case | Sex | Age at onset of GH (years) | Bone age at onset of GH (years) | Duration of GH treatment (years) | Height SDS at initiation of GH | Height SDS in June 2014 | Change in Height SDS |
| 1 | M | 3.8 | 3.5 | 9.3 | −3.1 | −1.06 | +2.04 | 2 | M | 2.9 | 1.5 | 8.5 | −2.71 | −0.77 | +1.94 | 3 | F | 9.3 | 8.8 | 4.5 | −2.48 | −1.42 | +1.06 | 4 | M | 10.6 | 10 | 4.3 | −2.42 | −1.83 | +0.59 | 5 | F | 1.8 | 2 | 4.3 | −2.57 | −2.23 | +0.34 | 6 | F | 1.5 | 1.3 | 3.5 | −3.00 | −2.52 | +0.48 | 7 | M | 1.8 | 2 | 2.1 | −2.26 | −1.41 | +0.85 |
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