Patent ID: 7252974

Claim:
A kit for identification of a human subject having a genetic mutation in the a SHOX gene, wherein said SHOX gene consists of SEQ ID No:14, and said SHOX gene is responsible for diminished human growth, comprising a) an exon-flanking, oligonucleotide primer for an exon nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 14, wherein the oligonucleotide primer is 18 or 20-26 nucleotides, the oligonucleiotide primer only specifically hybridizes to the fully complementary strand of the SHOX gene, and the full length of said primer is completely identical to a partial sequence of an exon-flanking nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 14; or b) an oligonucleotide primer for an exon nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 14, wherein the oligonucleotide primer is 18 or 20-26 nucleotides and only specifically hybridizes to the fully complementary strand of the SHOX gene, and the full length of said primer is completely identical to a partial sequence of an exon nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:14, and a hybridization buffer.