Explore: Pituitary Dwarfism

with the pituitary gland. Some cases are associated with a lack of other pituitary hormones, in which case it is known as combined pituitary hormone deficiency

hormone deficiency, once called pituitary dwarfism. Achondroplasia is responsible for the majority of human dwarfism cases, followed by spondyloepiphyseal

compared to 3.52% overall. Congenital hyposomatotropism, also known as pituitary dwarfism has been known to be an autosomal recessive disorder in the German

with the Norwegian Elkhound. A mutation for the LHX3 gene causes pituitary dwarfism in the German Shepherd Dog. This mutation is also present in the Karelian

to any small rabbit. Dwarfism is a genetic condition that may occur in humans and in many animals, including rabbits. True dwarfism is often associated

children and acromegaly in adults; hyposecretion in children causes pituitary dwarfism. Thyroid-stimulating hormone promotes normal development and activity

The anterior pituitary (also called the adenohypophysis or pars anterior) is a major organ of the endocrine system. The anterior pituitary is the glandular

Gene in Rare Dwarfism Disorder Stunts Cancer and Diabetes". Scientific American. Retrieved 17 February 2011. Winerman L. "Study: Dwarfism Gene May Offer

puberty or before the end of new bone tissue growth, can lead to pituitary dwarfism. When growth hormone is deficient, blood sugar is low because insulin

postmenopausal osteoporosis but only as an adjunct, and in pituitary dwarfism (with a specific caveat for dwarfism, "until growth hormone is more available"), and