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Short stature due to lack of normal growth hormone.
[OCOSH Code: D004393 367460001 E23.0 BD_EBD_PD]

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Hypopituitary Dwarfism

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this condition of short stature is caused by a deficiency of growth hormone. It may be present from birth due to an abnormal pituitary gland (the gland that makes growth hormone) or may be part of a syndrome. The condition's modern name is growth hormone deficiency, or hypopituitary dwarfism, or...
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Pituitary Dwarfism

Location: http://crisp.cit.nih.gov/Thesaurus/00006372.htm

NIH Thesaurus entry form of dwarfism due to deficient release of growth hormone which may result from dysfunction of the hypothalamus or anterior pituitary gland.
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