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SHOX - short stature homeobox Gene

Homo sapiens

Also known as SS; GCFX; PHOG; SHOXY

Gene ID: 6473 | Gene type: protein coding

About SHOX

Cytogenetic location: Xp22.33 Genomic coordinates (GRCh38): X:624,344-659,411 (from NCBI)

This gene has 4 transcripts (splice variants), 186 orthologues, 50 paralogues and is associated with 8 phenotypes. Low expression observed in reference dataset.

Summary

This gene belongs to the paired homeobox family and is located in the pseudoautosomal region 1 (PAR1) of X and Y chromosomes. Defects in this gene are associated with idiopathic growth retardation and in the short stature phenotype of Turner syndrome patients. This gene is highly conserved across species from mammals to fish to flies. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been noted for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

SHOX Products(2)

mRNA Protein Name
NM_000451.4 NP_000442.1 short stature homeobox protein isoform SHOXa
NM_006883.2 NP_006874.1 short stature homeobox protein isoform SHOXb

SHOX Protein Structure

Homeobox

Homeobox: Homeobox domain (118 - 174)

OAR

OAR: OAR domain (271 - 289)

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Protein Preferred Names Protein Names

short stature homeobox protein

growth control factor, X-linked

Related Diseases

Diseases Alias
Leri-Weill Dyschondrosteosis

LWD

Dyschondrosteosis

Dco

Léri-Weill Dyschondrosteosis

Leri Weill Dyschondrosteosis

Leri-Weill Syndrome

Leri-Weil Syndrome

Dyschondrosteosis, Leri-Weill

Langer Mesomelic Dysplasia

LMD

Dyschondrosteosis, Homozygous

Mesomelic Dwarfism Of The Hypoplastic Ulna, Fibula, And Mandible Type

Langer Mesomelic Dysplasia Syndrome

Mesomelic Dwarfism Of The Hypoplastic Ulna, Fibula And Mandible Type

Dyschondrosteosis Homozygous

Langer Mesomelic Dwarfism

Mesomelic Dwarfism, Langer Type

Dysplasia, Mesomelic, Langer

Short Stature, Idiopathic, X-Linked

ISS

Short Stature, Idiopathic Familial

Stature, Short, Idiopathic Familial

Shox-Related Short Stature

Idiopathic Familial Short Stature

Turner Syndrome

Monosomy X

Gonadal Dysgenesis Turner Type

Ullrich-Turner Syndrome

Bonnevie-Ullrich Syndrome

Karyotype 45, X

Genital Dwarfism, Turner Type

Gonadal Dysgenesis

45,X

Turner'S Syndrome

Gonadal Dysgenesis - Turner

Monosomy X Syndrome

Xo Syndrome

Genital Dwarfism

45, X Syndrome

Bonnevie-Ulrich Syndrome

Chromosome X Monosomy X

Schereshevkii Turner Syndrome

Turner Varny Syndrome

Ts

45,X Syndrome

45,X/46,Xx Syndrome

Turners Syndrome

Gonadal Dysgenesis, 45,X

X0 Syndrome

Madelung Deformity

Madelungs Deformity

Hypochondroplasia

HCH

Hypochondrodysplasia

Chondrogenesis Imperfecta

Hypochondroplastic Dwarfism

Hypochondroplastic Short Stature

Connective Tissue Disease

Connective Tissue Diseases

Connective Tissue Disorder

Abnormality Of Connective Tissue

Disorder Of Connective Tissue

Connective Tissue Disorders

Shox Deficiency Disorders
Eunuchism
Mesomelic Dysplasia, Kantaputra Type

Mdk

MMDK

Mesomelic Dysplasia, Thai Type

Kantaputra Mesomelic Dysplasia

Mesomelic Dysplasia With Ankle, Carpal, And Tarsal Synostosis

Mesomelic Dysplasia Kantaputra Type

Mesomelic Dysplasia Thai Type

Mesomelic Dysplasia With Ankle Carpal And Tarsal Synostosis

Blount'S Disease

Blount Disease

Tibia Vara

Osteochondrosis Deformans Tibiae

Osteochondrosis Deformans Tibiae, Familial Infantile Type

Familial Infantile Type Osteochondrosis Deformans Tibiae

Blount-Barber Syndrome

Erlacher-Blount Syndrome

Infantile Tibia Vara

Tibia Vara Blount

Blount Disease, Infantile

Achondroplasia

Achondroplastic Dwarfism

ACH

Osteosclerosis Congenita

Achondroplastic Physique

Chondrodystrophia

Dwarf, Achondroplastic

Achondroplastic Short Stature

Congenital Osteosclerosis

Osteochondrodysplasia

Skeletal Dysplasia

Chondrodystrophy

Congenital Anomaly Of Cartilage

Osteochondrodysplasias

Cartilage Development Disorder

Osteochondrodysplasia Syndrome

Dysplasia, Skeletal

Mucopolysaccharidosis Iv

Spondyloepiphyseal Dysplasia, Kimberley Type

SEDK

Spondyloepiphyseal Dysplasia Kimberley Type

Spondyloepiphyseal Dysplasia Type Kimberley

Dysplasia, Spondyloepiphyseal, Kimberley Type

Isolated Growth Hormone Deficiency, Type Ia

Ighd Ia

Primordial Dwarfism

Isolated Growth Hormone Deficiency Type Ia

Sexual Ateleiotic Dwarfism

Pituitary Dwarfism I

IGHD1A

Illig-Type Growth Hormone Deficiency

Growth Hormone Deficiency, Isolated, Type Ia

Congenital Ighd Type Ia

Congenital Isolated Gh Deficiency Type Ia

Congenital Isolated Growth Hormone Deficiency Type Ia

Pituitary Dwarfism 1

Growth Hormone Deficiency, Isolated, Autosomal Recessive

Autosomal Recessive Isolated Growth Hormone Deficiency

Isolated Growth Hormone Deficiency Type 1a

Congenital Ighd

Congenital Isolated Gh Deficiency

Congenital Isolated Growth Hormone Deficiency

Growth Hormone Deficiency, Isolated Autosomal Recessive

Illig Type Growth Hormone Deficiency

Non-Acquired Isolated Growth Hormone Deficiency

Growth Hormone Deficiency, Isolated, 1a

Growth Hormone Deficiency Isolated Autosomal Recessive

Dwarfism, Primordial

Dwarfism

Acromesomelic Dysplasia 1

Acromesomelic Dysplasia, Maroteaux Type

Amdm

Acromesomelic Dysplasia 1, Maroteaux Type

AMD1

St. Helena Dysplasia

Acromesomelic Dysplasia-1

Acromesomelic Dysplasia Maroteaux Type

Acromesomelic Dwarfism Maroteux Type

Dysplasia, Acromesomelic, Type 1, Maroteaux

Acromesomelic Dysplasia Hunter-Thompson Type

Spondyloepimetaphyseal Dysplasia, Strudwick Type

Spondylometaphyseal Dysplasia

Strudwick Syndrome

Dappled Metaphysis Syndrome

Semd, Strudwick Type

Spondylometaepiphyseal Dysplasia Congenita, Strudwick Type

Smed, Strudwick Type

Smd

Smed Strudwick Type

SEMDSTWK

Smed, Type I

Semdc

Smed Type 1

Spondyloepimetaphyseal Dysplasia Strudwick Type

Sed Strudwick

Spondyloepimetaphyseal Dysplasia Congenita, Strudwick Type

Smed Type I

Spondyloepiphyseal Dysplasia Congenita With Dappled Metaphyses

Dysplasia, Spondyloepimetaphyseal, Strudwick Type

Dysplasia, Spondylometaphyseal

Raynaud-Claes Syndrome

Mrx49

MRXSRC

Mental Retardation, X-Linked 49

Mrx15

Clcn4-Related X-Linked Intellectual Disability Syndrome

Mental Retardation, X-Linked 15

X-Linked Mental Retardation 15

X-Linked Mental Retardation 49

Mental Retardation, X-Linked-49

Phelan-Mcdermid Syndrome

Chromosome 22q13.3 Deletion Syndrome

22q13.3 Deletion Syndrome

Telomeric 22q13 Monosomy Syndrome

PHMDS

Deletion 22q13 Syndrome

22q13.3 Deletion

Deletion 22q13.3 Syndrome

Monosomy 22q13

Monosomy 22q13.3

22q13 Deletion Syndrome

Monosomy 22q13 Syndrome

22q13 Deletion

Chromosome Deletion

Bone Development Disease
Acromesomelic Dysplasia

Acromesomelic Dwarfism

Dysplasia, Acromesomelic

Acromesomelic Dysplasia Hunter-Thompson Type

Cerebral Hemisphere Lipoma

Lipoma Of The Cerebral Hemisphere

Corpus Callosum Lipoma

Lipoma Of The Corpus Callosum

Lipoma Of Corpus Callosum

Mullerian Duct Aplasia, Unilateral Renal Agenesis, And Cervicothoracic Somite Anomalies

Murcs Association

Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser Syndrome Type 2

Mrkh Syndrome Type 2

Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser Syndrome Type 2

MURCS

Klippel-Feil Deformity, Conductive Deafness, And Absent Vagina

Atypical Mrkh Syndrome

Mullerian Duct Aplasia-Renal Dysplasia-Cervical Somite Anomalies Syndrome

Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser Syndrome, Type Ii

Mrkh, Type Ii

Mullerian Duct Aplasia, Unilateral Renal Aplasia, And Cervicothoracic Somite Dysplasia

Klippel-Feil Deformity - Conductive Deafness - Absent Vagina

Müllerian Aplasia - Renal Aplasia - Cervicothoracic Somite Dysplasia

Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism

Klinefelter Syndrome

Klinefelter'S Syndrome

Xxy Syndrome

Xxy Trisomy

Hypogonadotropism

47, Xxy

Congenital Idiopathic Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism

Isolated Congenital Gonadotropin Deficiency

47,Xxy Syndrome

47, Xxy Syndrome

Klinefelters Syndrome

Hypogonadism

Klinefelter Syndrome In Males

Klinefelter Syndrome, Unspecified

Klinefelter Syndrome Karyotype 47, Xxy

Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser Syndrome

Mrkh Syndrome

Rokitansky Syndrome

Mullerian Aplasia

Mrkh Anomaly

Congenital Absence Of Uterus And Vagina

Congenital Absence Of The Uterus And Vagina

Genital Renal Ear Syndrome

Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser Syndrome

Mullerian Dysgenesis

Müllerian Agenesis

Rokitansky Kuster Hauser Syndrome

MRKH

Mullerian Aplasia/Dysgenesis

Von Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster Anomaly

Mrk Anomaly

Uterus Bipartitus Solidus Rudimentarius Cum Vagina Solida

Cauv

Mullerian Agenesis

Aplasia Of The Mullerian Ducts

Mullerian Duct Failure

Müllerian Aplasia

Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser Syndrome

RKH SYNDROME

Scoliosis
Clubfoot

Congenital Talipes Equinovarus

Congenital Clubfoot

Congenital Equinovarus

Equinovarus Deformity Of Foot

Club Foot

Eiken Syndrome

Eiken Skeletal Dysplasia

Bone Modeling Defect Of Hands And Feet

EKNS

Mixed Gonadal Dysgenesis

Gonadal Dysgenesis Mixed

Gonadal Dysgenesis, Mixed

Chondrodysplasia Punctata Syndrome

Chondrodysplasia Punctata

Chondrodysplasia Punctata Congenita

Toriello Higgins Miller Syndrome

Chondrodysplasia Punctata, Toriello Type

Toriello-Higgins-Miller Syndrome

Cdp

Chondrodysplasia Punctata, X-Linked Dominant Type

Chondrodysplasia Punctata Group

Dysplasia Punctata Epiphysis

Dysplasia Punctata

Dysplasia Epiphysealis Punctata

Chondrodystrophy Of Punctata

Disorder Of Sexual Development

Disorder Of Sex Development

Disorders Of Sex Development

Sex Development Disorder

Sex Differentiation Disease

Dsd

Sex Differentiation Disorders

Gonadal Dysgenesis

Gonadal Dysgenesis Syndrome

Turner Syndrome

Rasopathy

Ras/Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Syndrome

Thanatophoric Dysplasia, Type I

Thanatophoric Dysplasia

Thanatophoric Dwarfism

Thanatophoric Dysplasia Type 1

TD1

Td

Thanatophoric Short Stature

Thanatophoric Dwarfism Type 1

Thanatophoric Dysplasia Type I

Platyspondylic Lethal Skeletal Dysplasia, San Diego Type

Lethal Short-Limbed Platyspondylic Dwarfism, San Diego Type

Skeletal Dysplasia, San Diego Type

Plsd San Diego Type

Thanatophoric Dwarfism 1

Dwarfism Thanatophoric

Dwarf, Thanatophoric

Thanatophoric Dysplasia 1

Lethal Short-Limbed Platyspondylic Dwarfism San Diego Type

Platyspondylic Lethal Skeletal Dysplasia San Diego Type

Thanatophoric Dwarf

Thanatophoric Dwarfism Or Short Stature

Thanatophoric Dwarfism Syndrome

Td - [Thanatophoric Dwarfism]

Three M Syndrome 1

3-M Syndrome

Yakut Short Stature Syndrome

3m Syndrome

Le Merrer Syndrome

Dolichospondylic Dysplasia

Gloomy Face Syndrome

Three M Syndrome

3M1

3m Syndrome 1

Miller-Mckusick-Malvaux Syndrome

3-Msbn

Three-M Slender-Boned Nanism

Miller-Mckusick-Malvaux-Syndrome

3-M Syndrome 1

3m Syndrome-1

3m Syndrome, Type 1

Dwarfism

Dwarfism Tall Vertebrae

Chromosomal Duplication Syndrome
Campomelic Dysplasia

Acampomelic Campomelic Dysplasia

Camptomelic Dysplasia

Campomelic Dysplasia With Autosomal Sex Reversal

Cmpd

CMD1

Cmpd1

Cmpd1/Sra1

Acampomelic Campomelic Dysplasia With Autosomal Sex Reversal

Campomelic Dwarfism

Campomelic Syndrome

Dysplasia, Campomelic

Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorder

Familial Dilated Cardiomyopathy

Chromosomal Disease

Chromosomal Disorders

Congenital Chromosomal Disease

Silver-Russell Syndrome 1

Silver-Russell Syndrome

Russell-Silver Syndrome

Silver-Russell Dwarfism

Rss

SRS1

Srs

Silver Russell Dwarfism

Russell Silver Syndrome

Silver Russell Syndrome

Spermatogenic Failure

Azoospermia

Spgf

Spermatogenic Failure, Susceptibility To

Absent Sperm

Aspermatogenesis

Infertility Due To Azoospermia

Hypospermatogenesis

Azoospermatism

Noonan Syndrome 1

Noonan Syndrome

NS1

Male Turner Syndrome

Female Pseudo-Turner Syndrome

Turner Phenotype With Normal Karyotype

Noonan Syndrome With Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis

Turner'S Phenotype, Karyotype Normal

Familial Turner Syndrome

Noonan'S Syndrome

Noonan-Ehmke Syndrome

Ns

Pseudo-Ullrich-Turner Syndrome

Turner Syndrome In Female With X Chromosome

Turner-Like Syndrome

Ullrich-Noonan Syndrome

Noonan-Like/Multiple Giant Cell Lesion Syndrome

Noonan Syndrome-Like Disorder With Multiple Giant Cell Lesions

Pterygium Colli Syndrome

Noonan Syndrome, Type 1

Turner Syndrome, Male

Kallmann Syndrome

Hypogonadism With Anosmia

Kallman'S Syndrome

Anosmic Hypogonadism

Anosmic Idiopathic Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism

Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism And Anosmia

Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism-Anosmia Syndrome

Olfacto-Genital Pathological Sequence

Familial Hypogonadism With Anosmia

Kallman Syndrome

Dysplasia Olfactogenitalis Of De Morsier

Kallmann'S Syndrome

Congenital Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism With Anosmia

Autism

Autistic Disorder

Autism Susceptibility 1

Childhood Autism

Autistic Disorder Of Childhood Onset

Infantile Autism

Kanner'S Syndrome

Autistic

Prader-Willi Syndrome

Prader-Labhart-Willi Syndrome

PWS

Willi-Prader Syndrome

Prader-Willi Syndrome Due To Translocation

Prader-Willi Syndrome Due To Imprinting Mutation

Prader-Willi Syndrome Due To Maternal Uniparental Disomy Of Chromosome 15

Prader Willi Syndrome

Upd(15)Mat

Cryptorchidism, Unilateral Or Bilateral

Cryptorchidism

Undescended Testicle

Undescended Testis

Cryptorchism

Undescended Testicles

CRYPTO

Impaired Testicular Descent

Cryptosporidiosis

Retained Testis

Unilateral Cryptorchidism

Unilateral Undescended Testis

Nondescent Unilateral Testicle

Unilateral Cryptorchism

Ectopic Testis, Unilateral

Bilateral Cryptorchidism

Bilateral Cryptorchism

Bilateral Nondescent Testicle

Bilateral Undescended Testes

Bilateral Ectopic Testes

Diseases Alias
Waldenstroem'S Macroglobulinemia

Waldenstroem'S Macroglobulinemia

Waldenstroem'S Macroglobulinemia

Macroglobulinemia Of Waldenstrom

Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma With Igm Gammopathy

Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma

Waldenstroem'S Macroglobulinemia

Waldenstroem'S Macroglobulinemia

Macroglobulinemia Of Waldenstrom

Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma With Igm Gammopathy

Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma

Orthologs Information

Species Symbol Source ID
Canis familiaris SHOX VGNC VGNC:46153
Rattus norvegicus SHOX RGD RGD:1586239
Bos taurus SHOX VGNC VGNC:49963