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Moderately short stature

MedGen UID:
348380
Concept ID:
C1861519
Finding
Synonym: Short stature, moderate
 
HPO: HP:0008848

Definition

A moderate degree of short stature, more than -3 SD but not more than -4 SD from mean corrected for age and sex. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVModerately short stature

Conditions with this feature

Cleidocranial dysostosis
MedGen UID:
3486
Concept ID:
C0008928
Disease or Syndrome
Cleidocranial dysplasia (CCD) spectrum disorder is a skeletal dysplasia that represents a clinical continuum ranging from classic CCD (triad of delayed closure of the cranial sutures, hypoplastic or aplastic clavicles, and dental abnormalities) to mild CCD to isolated dental anomalies without the skeletal features. Most individuals come to diagnosis because they have classic features. At birth, affected individuals typically have abnormally large, wide-open fontanelles that may remain open throughout life. Clavicular hypoplasia can result in narrow, sloping shoulders that can be opposed at the midline. Moderate short stature may be observed, with most affected individuals being shorter than their unaffected sibs. Dental anomalies may include supernumerary teeth, eruption failure of the permanent teeth, and presence of the second permanent molar with the primary dentition. Individuals with CCD spectrum disorder are at increased risk of developing recurrent sinus infections, recurrent ear infections leading to conductive hearing loss, and upper-airway obstruction. Intelligence is typically normal.
Brachydactyly type E1
MedGen UID:
396291
Concept ID:
C1862102
Finding
Any brachydactyly type E in which the cause of the disease is a mutation in the HOXD13 gene.
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, spondylocheirodysplastic type
MedGen UID:
393515
Concept ID:
C2676510
Disease or Syndrome
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome spondylodysplastic type 3 (EDSSPD3) is characterized by short stature, hyperelastic skin and hypermobile joints, protuberant eyes with bluish sclerae, finely wrinkled palms, and characteristic radiologic features (Giunta et al., 2008). For a discussion of genetic heterogeneity of the spondylodysplastic type of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, see 130070.

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Boelen A, Zwaveling-Soonawala N, Heijboer AC, van Trotsenburg ASP
Eur Thyroid J 2023 Jul 27;12(4) doi: 10.1530/ETJ-23-0041. PMID: 37326450Free PMC Article
Bizaoui V, Michot C, Baujat G, Amouroux C, Baron S, Capri Y, Cohen-Solal M, Collet C, Dieux A, Geneviève D, Isidor B, Monnot S, Rossi M, Rothenbuhler A, Schaefer E, Cormier-Daire V
Clin Genet 2019 Oct;96(4):309-316. Epub 2019 Jun 25 doi: 10.1111/cge.13591. PMID: 31237352
Al Kaissi A, Ghachem MB, Nabil NM, Kenis V, Melchenko E, Morenko E, Grill F, Ganger R, Kircher SG
Orthop Surg 2018 Aug;10(3):241-246. Epub 2018 Jul 19 doi: 10.1111/os.12382. PMID: 30027601Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Sybouts EH, Brown AD, Falcon-Cantrill MG, Thomas MH, DeNapoli T, Voeller J, Chen Y, Tomlinson GE, Bishop AJR
Cold Spring Harb Mol Case Stud 2021 Apr;7(2) Epub 2021 Apr 8 doi: 10.1101/mcs.a005751. PMID: 33832920Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Nagasaka S, Suzuki K, Saito T, Tanaka K, Yamamoto J
Childs Nerv Syst 2021 Feb;37(2):683-686. Epub 2020 Jun 5 doi: 10.1007/s00381-020-04689-1. PMID: 32504170
Abdullah U, Farooq M, Mang Y, Marriam Bakhtiar S, Fatima A, Hansen L, Kjaer KW, Larsen LA, Faryal S, Tommerup N, Mahmood Baig S
Eur J Med Genet 2017 Dec;60(12):627-630. Epub 2017 Aug 2 doi: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2017.07.017. PMID: 28778786
Shibata A, Machida J, Yamaguchi S, Kimura M, Tatematsu T, Miyachi H, Matsushita M, Kitoh H, Ishiguro N, Nakayama A, Higashi Y, Shimozato K, Tokita Y
Mutagenesis 2016 Jan;31(1):61-7. Epub 2015 Jul 28 doi: 10.1093/mutage/gev057. PMID: 26220009

Prognosis

Nagasaka S, Suzuki K, Saito T, Tanaka K, Yamamoto J
Childs Nerv Syst 2021 Feb;37(2):683-686. Epub 2020 Jun 5 doi: 10.1007/s00381-020-04689-1. PMID: 32504170

Clinical prediction guides

Abdullah U, Farooq M, Mang Y, Marriam Bakhtiar S, Fatima A, Hansen L, Kjaer KW, Larsen LA, Faryal S, Tommerup N, Mahmood Baig S
Eur J Med Genet 2017 Dec;60(12):627-630. Epub 2017 Aug 2 doi: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2017.07.017. PMID: 28778786
Shibata A, Machida J, Yamaguchi S, Kimura M, Tatematsu T, Miyachi H, Matsushita M, Kitoh H, Ishiguro N, Nakayama A, Higashi Y, Shimozato K, Tokita Y
Mutagenesis 2016 Jan;31(1):61-7. Epub 2015 Jul 28 doi: 10.1093/mutage/gev057. PMID: 26220009

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