Isolated growth hormone deficiency (IGHD) is a rare congenital disorder characterized by growth hormone deficiency and postnatal

growth failure Failure to thrive (FTT), also known as weight faltering or faltering growth, indicates insufficient weight gain or absence of appropriate physical growth in children. FTT is usually defined in terms of weight, and can be evaluated either by a low ...

. It is divided into four subtypes that vary in terms of cause and clinical presentation. They include IGHD IA (autosomal recessive, absent GH), IGHD IB (autosomal recessive, diminished GH), IGHD II (autosomal dominant, diminished GH), and IGHD III (X-linked, diminished GH).

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