Growth hormone deficiency refers to abnormally short height in childhood due to the lack of growth hormone.
See also:
Panhypopituitarism; Pituitary dwarfism; Recombinant human GH (rhGH); Acquired growth hormone deficiency; Congenital growth hormone deficiency; Somatropin
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