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Descriptor
English
:
Laron Syndrome
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Síndrome de Laron
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Síndrome de Laron
Synonyms
English
:
Growth Hormone Insensitivity Syndrome
Tree Number:
C05.116.099.343.679
C16.320.240.750
C19.297.656
Definition
English
:
An autosomal recessive disorder characterized by short stature, defective
GROWTH HORMONE
RECEPTOR, and failure to generate
INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I
by
GROWTH HORMONE
.
Laron syndrome
is not a form of primary pituitary
dwarfism
(
GROWTH HORMONE
DEFICIENCY
DWARFISM
) but the result of
mutation
of the human GHR gene on
chromosome 5.
History Note
English
:
2005
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
38609
Unique Identifier:
D046150
Occurrence in VHL
:
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