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Growth hormone deficiency (GHD), or human growth hormone deficiency, is a medical condition resulting from not enough growth hormone (GH). Generally the...

a noticeable slowing of growth. The deficiency may be genetic. Among children without growth hormone deficiency, short stature may be caused by Turner...

delayed growth. One of the most common growth disorders, a growth deficiency can be due to either familial short stature or constitutional growth delay...

achondroplasia, a genetic disorder whereby the limbs are diminutive. Growth hormone deficiency is responsible for most other cases. There are also many other...

used as a prescription drug to treat children's growth disorders and adult growth hormone deficiency. In the United States, it is only available legally...

Laron syndrome (LS), also known as growth hormone insensitivity or growth hormone receptor deficiency (GHRD), is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized...

syndrome (FAS) required for diagnosis include: Growth deficiency or failure to thrive: slow fetal growth low birth weight or height, small head circumference...

of the disease. Iodine deficiency causes gradual enlargement of the thyroid gland, referred to as a goiter. Poor length growth is apparent as early as...

gigantism), deficiency, the recent phenomenon of HGH controversies, growth hormone in sports, and growth hormone for cows. Growth hormone deficiency is treated...

can cause delayed growth and has been claimed to be the cause of stunted growth in one third of the world's population. Zinc deficiency during pregnancy...

Iron deficiency, or sideropenia, is the state in which a body lacks enough iron to supply its needs. Iron is present in all cells in the human body and...

history have been made public, although his battles with issues such as growth deficiency, substance abuse, and depression during his life earned significant...

Isolated growth hormone deficiency (IGHD) is a rare congenital disorder characterized by growth hormone deficiency and postnatal growth failure. It is...

known as mechano-growth factor (MGF). Laron syndrome (LS), also known as growth hormone insensitivity or growth hormone receptor deficiency (GHRD), is an...

compulsive-like behaviors. Several aspects of PWS support the concept of a growth hormone deficiency. Specifically, individuals with PWS have short stature, are obese...

colleagues which reported a Caucasian boy with pre- and postnatal growth deficiency, psychomotor delay, and a round and flat face, short nose, widely...

Several hormone deficiencies associated with hypopituitarism may lead to secondary diseases. For instance, growth hormone deficiency is associated with...

deficiency anemia may have problems with growth and development. There may be additional symptoms depending on the underlying cause. Iron-deficiency anemia...

demineralisation (causing rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults) Growth deficiency Medullary cysts Sensorineural hearing loss Hereditary hemolytic anemia...

breastfed infants of vegan mothers, undetected and untreated deficiency can lead to poor growth, poor development, and difficulties with movement. Causes...