ea0057034 | A family history of short stature | BES2018
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...