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. 2019 Feb;15(1):10–21. doi: 10.2174/1573396314666181105092917

Table 2. Etiology of tall stature.

Normal Variant Familial Tall Stature
Constitutional Advance of Growth
Endocrine or secondary growth disorders Obesity
Aromatase deficiency
Estrogen receptor α deficiency
Precocious puberty
GH/IGF-1 excess
Thyrotoxicosis
McCune-Albright Syndrome
Syndrome
Proportionate Sotos syndrome / Sotos-like syndrome
Tatton-Brown-Rahman Syndrome
Weaver syndrome / Weaver-like syndrome
Fragile X syndrome
Susceptibility to Autism 18
Simpson-Golabi-Behmel syndrome
Disproportionate Marfan syndrome
Homocystinuria
Klinefelter syndrome
Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome
Triple X (XXX) syndrome
Proteus syndrome