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Recommendations when to order or not order the test. May include related or preferred tests.
Use to detect pathogenic variants in the SHOX gene causative of SHOX deficiency disorders (eg, isolated short stature [ISS], Leri-Weill dyschondrosteosis [LWD], and Langer mesomelic dysplasia [LMD]).
Normal range/expected value(s) for a specific disease state. May also include abnormal ranges.
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Interpretive Data
Background information for test. May include disease information, patient result explanation, recommendations, details of testing, associated diseases, explanation of possible patient results.
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Compliance Category
Laboratory Developed Test (LDT)
Note
Additional information related to the test.
Gene Tested: SHOX (NM_000451), exon 6b (NM_006883) is not sequenced.
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Aliases
Other names that describe the test. Synonyms.
isolated short stature
Langer mesomelic dysplasia (LMD)
Leri-Weill dyschondrosteosis (LWD)
SHOX Deficiency Disorders, Sequencing and Deletion/Duplication
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