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What Causes Undescended Testes And Thoracic Scoliosis In A Child?

Hi my son is 1 year old. he has bimanual synkinesis, (mirrored hands)undescended testes, he is very small (0.4th centile for all measurements) and has idiopathic thoracic scoliosis. Is it a possibility he has Kallmanns syndrome? Should I ask the doctor to perform any tests for this?
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Kindly do sweat chloride test to rule out cystic fibrosis, and nasal potential test..
Is there any family history of asthma/ diabetes/ pancreatitis/jaundice or history of abortion or sterility in family?
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What Causes Undescended Testes And Thoracic Scoliosis In A Child?

Kindly do sweat chloride test to rule out cystic fibrosis, and nasal potential test.. Is there any family history of asthma/ diabetes/ pancreatitis/jaundice or history of abortion or sterility in family?