Laron syndrome

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Name:
Laron syndrome
Description:
Laron syndrome is a congenital disorder characterized by marked short stature associated with normal or high serum growth hormone (GH) and low serum insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-I) levels which fail to rise after exogenous GH administration.
ORPHAcode:
633
Synonyms:
Complete growth hormone insensitivity
GH receptor deficiency
Growth hormone receptor deficiency
Laron-type dwarfism
Primary GH insensitivity
Primary GH resistance
Primary growth hormone insensitivity
Primary growth hormone resistance
Short stature due to growth hormone resistance
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Created:
13 May 2019 - 01:02
Changed:
22 Jun 2023 - 16:14