Preferred Label : Short stature, idiopathic, X-linked;
Symbol : ISS;
CISMeF acronym : ISS;
Type : Phenotype, molecular basis known;
Description : Idiopathic short stature is usually defined as a height below the third percentile
for chronological age or minus 2 standard deviations (SD) of national height standards
in the absence of specific causative disorders (Rao et al., 1997). For a discussion
of genetic heterogeneity of quantitative trait loci for stature, see STQTL1 (606255).;