Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Children with five genetic causes of short stature had height velocity increases of 3 cm or more with vosoritide ...

Growth disorders are conditions that cause faster or slower growth than usual. People with these disorders may have unusually sized limbs and body parts or may be taller or shorter than expected.

Geleophysic dysplasia is a rare genetic condition that causes a smaller physical stature, as well as challenges with joints and internal organs, among others. Geleophysic dysplasia (GD) is inherited ...

The daily injectable vosoritide (Voxzogo) appears promising for various genetic causes of short stature in children, new phase 2 trial data suggested. Vosoritide is a C-type natriuretic peptide analog ...

Abnormalities in the short stature homeobox-containing (SHOX) gene cause SHOX syndrome. This condition leads to a short stature and other skeletal differences that develop in the first few years of ...

From dwarfism to overgrowth, scientists unravel the complex genetic blueprint that determines how tall—or short—we become. Review: The genetic basis of human height. Image Credit: XiXinXing / ...