Idiopathic short stature Report

The Idiopathic short stature test is based on the Whole Genome Sequencing Test. As such, it analyses all Common and Rare Variants associated with Idiopathic short stature instead of a limited set of genes. Idiopathic short stature (ISS) refers to a short stature that does not have a diagnostic explanation (idiopathic designates a condition that is unexplained or not understood) after an ordinary growth evaluation. A short stature may occur due to a wide range of reasons, such as having small parents, malnutrition, and genetic conditions. If a short stature results from a growth hormone (GH) deficiency, GH treatment can often boost growth. The most common cause of short stature is having parents whose height is below average, but around 5% of children with short stature have a medical condition. Medical conditions that can underlie short stature include: malnutrition due to either a disease or lack of nutrients, hypothyroidism that leads to a lack of growth hormone, or a tumor in the pi