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Endocrine System Diseases > Bone Diseases, Endocrine > Dwarfism, Pituitary
Musculoskeletal Diseases > Bone Diseases > Bone Diseases, Endocrine > Dwarfism, Pituitary
Endocrine System Diseases > Dwarfism > Dwarfism, Pituitary
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities > Genetic Diseases, Inborn > Dwarfism > Dwarfism, Pituitary
Musculoskeletal Diseases > Bone Diseases > Bone Diseases, Developmental > Dwarfism > Dwarfism, Pituitary
Endocrine System Diseases > Pituitary Diseases > Hypopituitarism > Dwarfism, Pituitary
... > Nervous System Diseases > Central Nervous System Diseases > Brain Diseases > Hypothalamic Diseases > Pituitary Diseases > Hypopituitarism > Dwarfism, Pituitary

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Dwarfism, Pituitary  

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  • Dwarfism, Growth Hormone Deficiency
  • 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

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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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