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This study describes a family with various SHOX locus alterations and diverse phenotypic manifestations. The proband inherited both deletion and duplication in the SHOX locus from her parents and shows typical features of LWD. The proband\u2019s father carries SHOX gene deletion and displays Madelung\u2019s deformity but normal height. The proband\u2019s mother has SHOX gene duplication without any abnormalities in phenotype. One of the proband\u2019s sons inherited deletion, while the other inherited duplication of the gene. Some family members also have the c.845_851dup variant in the CYP26C1 gene, previously described as a modifier of the SHOX gene. It is difficult to assess its effect. At present, it is not possible to predict the future phenotype of the proband\u2019s children due to the high phenotypic variability associated with SHOX locus alterations.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ijms27031580","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,5]],"date-time":"2026-02-05T15:24:19Z","timestamp":1770305059000},"page":"1580","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Phenotype Variations in a Family with Various Rearrangements in the Locus of the SHOX Gene"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"27","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5656-2561","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Tatiana S.","family":"Beskorovainaya","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Research Centre for Medical Genetics, Moskvorechie Str., 1, 115522 Moscow, Russia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2672-6294","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Tatiana V.","family":"Markova","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Research Centre for Medical Genetics, Moskvorechie Str., 1, 115522 Moscow, Russia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0105-1833","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Aleksander V.","family":"Polyakov","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Research Centre for Medical Genetics, Moskvorechie Str., 1, 115522 Moscow, Russia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4905-1303","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Olga A.","family":"Shchagina","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Research Centre for Medical Genetics, Moskvorechie Str., 1, 115522 Moscow, Russia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7651-8485","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Vladimir M.","family":"Kenis","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"H. 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