Growth hormone deficiency, formerly known as Pituitary dwarfism, is a heterogeneous condition characterized by growth retardation with short stature and normal body proportions caused by growth hormone deficiency.
Category
Endocrine and metabolic disease
Brite
Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
05 Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases
Endocrine diseases
Disorders of the pituitary hormone system
5A61 Hypofunction or certain other specified disorders of pituitary gland
H00254 Growth hormone deficiency
Pathway-based classification of diseases [BR:br08402]
Immune system
nt06537 TCR/BCR signaling
H00254 Growth hormone deficiency
Endocrine system
nt06324 GHRH-GH-IGF signaling
H00254 Growth hormone deficiency
Pantel J, Legendre M, Cabrol S, Hilal L, Hajaji Y, Morisset S, Nivot S, Vie-Luton MP, Grouselle D, de Kerdanet M, Kadiri A, Epelbaum J, Le Bouc Y, Amselem S
Title
Loss of constitutive activity of the growth hormone secretagogue receptor in familial short stature.