Threshold of evaluation for short stature in a pediatric endocrine clinic: differences between boys versus girls?
More males than females were evaluated, particularly during adolescence. The implications of this differential utilization of subspecialty care remain to be determined.
Based on the axonal outgrowth defects seen in SLC25A1 knockdown zebrafish, we hypothesize that the neuromuscular junction impairment may be related to pre-synaptic nerve terminal abnormalities. Our findings highlight the complex machinery required to ensure efficient neuromuscular function, beyond the proteomes exclusive to the neuromuscular synapse.