SHOX-related short stature
MONDO:0010367SHOX-related short stature is a primary bone dysplasia characterized by a height that is 2 standard deviations below the corresponding mean height for a given age, sex and population group, in the absence of obvious skeletal abnormalities and other diseases and with normal developmental milestones. Patients present normal bone age with normal limbs, shortening of the extremities (significantly lower extremities-trunk and sitting height-to-height ratios), normal hGH values, normal karyotype, and Leri-Weill dyschondrosteosis-like radiological signs (e.g. triangularization of distal radial epiphyses, pyramidalization of distal carpal row, and lucency of the distal radius on the ulnar side). Mesomelic disproportions and Madelung deformity are not apparent at a young age, but may develop later in life or never.
Also known as: short stature, idiopathic familial, ISS, short stature, idiopathic, X-linked
5 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types.
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Weekly shot could replace daily growth hormone for kids
Disease control Recruiting nowThis phase 3 trial compares a once-weekly growth hormone injection (lonapegsomatropin) to a daily one (somatropin) in 186 prepubertal children with growth failure due to Turner syndrome, SHOX deficiency, being small for gestational age, or idiopathic short stature. The goal is to…
Phase 3 • Sponsor: Ascendis Pharma A/S • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 04, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New drug aims to boost growth in kids with noonan syndrome
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests vosoritide, a protein that stimulates bone growth, in 30 children with Noonan syndrome who are not growing well despite growth hormone treatment. The goal is to see if vosoritide can safely increase their growth rate over six months. Participants will receive one…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: BioMarin Pharmaceutical • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 26, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Weekly shot could replace daily needles for short stature kids
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests if a once-weekly injection of somatrogon works as well as a daily growth hormone shot for children with short stature. It includes 254 children born small for their age or with no clear cause for their short height. The goal is to see if the weekly option can imp…
Phase 3 • Sponsor: Rabin Medical Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:26 UTC