Experimental Factor Ontology

Last uploaded: November 18, 2024
Preferred Name

pituitary dwarfism
Synonyms

Dwarfism: [pituitary] or [hypophyseal (& Lorain-Levi)]

Lorain - Levi dwarfism

hypopituitary dwarfism

pituitary dwarfism

Dwarfism, Pituitary

Definitions

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 PITUITARY GLAND. It is also known as Type I pituitary dwarfism. Human hypophysial dwarf is caused by a deficiency of HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE during development. Proportionately decreased bodily growth due to failure of the pituitary gland to produce an adequate supply of growth hormone.

ID

http://www.ebi.ac.uk/efo/EFO_1001109

closeMatch

http://identifiers.org/meddra/10035083

database_cross_reference

MONDO:0006909

MEDGEN:8506

SCTID:367460001

MedDRA:10035083

NCIt:C34555

MESH:D004393

SNOMEDCT:367460001

MeSH:D004393

UMLS:C0013338

DOID:9405

ICD9:253.3

definition

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 PITUITARY GLAND. It is also known as Type I pituitary dwarfism. Human hypophysial dwarf is caused by a deficiency of HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE during development.

Proportionately decreased bodily growth due to failure of the pituitary gland to produce an adequate supply of growth hormone.

exactMatch

http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0013338

http://identifiers.org/medgen/8506

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/EFO_1001109

http://identifiers.org/snomedct/367460001

http://identifiers.org/mesh/D004393

has_exact_synonym

Dwarfism: [pituitary] or [hypophyseal (& Lorain-Levi)]

Lorain - Levi dwarfism

hypopituitary dwarfism

pituitary dwarfism

Dwarfism, Pituitary

id

EFO:1001109

in_subset

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/mondo/mondo-base#otar

label

pituitary dwarfism

notation

EFO:1001109

preferred label

pituitary dwarfism

prefLabel

pituitary dwarfism

term editor

Sirarat Sarntivijai

subClassOf

http://www.ebi.ac.uk/efo/EFO_0000512

http://www.ebi.ac.uk/efo/EFO_0005539

http://www.ebi.ac.uk/efo/EFO_0009386

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