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A form of dwarfism caused by complete or partial GROWTH HORMONE deficiency, resulting from either the lack of GROWTH HORMONE-RELEASING FACTOR from the HYPOTHALAMUS or from the mutations in the growth hormone gene (GH1) in the PITUITARY GLAND. It is also known as Type I pituitary dwarfism. Human hypophysial dwarf is caused by a deficiency of HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE during development.
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- Dwarfism, Growth Hormone Deficiency
- Dwarfism, Pituitary
- Growth Hormone Deficiency Dwarfism
- Hyposomatotrophic Dwarfism
- Isolated GH Deficiency
- Isolated Growth Hormone Deficiency
- Isolated HGH Deficiency
- Isolated Human Growth Hormone Deficiency
- Isolated Somatotropin Deficiency
- Isolated Somatotropin Deficiency Disorder
- Nanism, Pituitary
- Pituitary Nanism
- Hypophysial Dwarf
- Pituitary Dwarf
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Pituitary Dwarfism. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004393. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004393
- Pituitary Dwarfism. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Growth_hormone_deficiency
- Pituitary Dwarfism. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q369262