Pituitary dwarfism/Definition

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Pituitary dwarfism [r]: 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 anterior pituitary. It is also known as Type I pituitary dwarfism.

This definition is at least in part based on: Anonymous (2023), Pituitary dwarfism (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.