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Laron syndrome

Wikidata · Retrieved 2026-10-13

Congenital disorder characterized by marked short stature associated with normal or high serum growth hormone (GH) and low serum insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-I) levels which fail to rise after exogenous GH administration. Wikidata entity Q669822; linked MeSH descriptor D046150. Includes multilingual names and external identifier mappings.

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Reference details

Wikidata entity
Q669822
Revision
2535728712
MeSH
D046150
OMIM
262500
Disease Ontology
DOID:9521
UMLS
C0271568

Entity description

congenital disorder characterized by marked short stature associated with normal or high serum growth hormone (GH) and low serum insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-I) levels which fail to rise after exogenous GH administration

Names in different languages

en: Laron syndrome zh: 拉伦综合征 zh-hans: 侏儒综合征 ja: ラロン症候群 es: Síndrome de Laron fr: syndrome de Laron de: Laron-Syndrom pt: Síndrome de Laron ar: متلازمة لارون ru: Синдром Ларона

English alternative names

Laron-type isolated somatotropin defect (disorder) Laron-type isolated somatotropin defect Growth Hormone Receptor Deficiency Primary growth hormone resistance Laron-type dwarfism Pituitary Dwarfism 2 Growth Hormone Insensitivity Syndrome Primary GH insensitivity Short stature due to growth hormone resistance Complete growth hormone insensitivity Primary GH resistance GH receptor deficiency Primary growth hormone insensitivity

Identifier mapping

MeSH: D046150 OMIM: 262500 Disease Ontology: DOID:9521 UMLS: C0271568

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Source date: 2026-08-24T08:09:28Z. Retrieved: 2026-10-13. Text has been organized for reading; this import has not been independently reviewed by a clinician. It is not individualized medical advice.

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