Conditions / Syndrome

growth hormone insensitivity syndrome with immune dysregulation 1

info ยท Syndrome

A syndrome that is characterized by short stature due to insensitivity to growth hormone and that has_material_basis_in homozygous mutation in the STAT5B gene on chromosome 17q21.

Signs and symptoms

  • Severe short stature
  • Lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia
  • Respiratory distress
  • Failure to thrive
  • Prominent forehead
  • Concave nasal ridge
  • Decreased response to growth hormone stimulation test
  • Abnormally high-pitched voice