raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:181393

Growth hormone insensitivity syndrome

Synonyms: GHIS · Short stature due to a defect in growth hormone receptor or post-receptor pathway

Type
Category
Group
Group of disorders
Status
active

Growth hormone insensitivity syndrome (GHIS) is a group of diseases characterized by marked short stature associated with normal or elevated growth hormone (GH) concentrations, which fail to respond to exogenous GH administration. GHIS comprises growth delay due to IGF-1 deficiency, growth delay due to IGF-1 resistance, Laron syndrome, short stature due to STAT5b deficiency and primary acid-labile subunit (ALS) deficiency.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enGrowth hormone insensitivity syndromeGHIS · Short stature due to a defect in growth hormone receptor or post-receptor pathway
frSyndrome d'insensibilité à l'hormone de croissancePetite taille par défaut du récepteur ou de la voie post-récepteur de l'hormone de croissance
deSyndrom der WachstumshormoninsensivitätGHIS · Kleinwuchs durch Wachstumshormonrezeptor-Defekt oder Störung im nachfolgenden Stoffwechselweg
esSíndrome de insensibilidad a la hormona de crecimientoGHIS · Talla baja por un defecto en la vía del receptor o post-receptor de la hormona de crecimiento
itSindrome da resistenza all'ormone della crescitaBassa statura da difetto del recettore o del pathway post-recettoriale dell'ormone della crescita · GHIS
nlGroeihormoonongevoeligheidsyndroomGHIS · Kleine gestalte door een defect in groeihormoonreceptor of postreceptorroute
ptBaixa estatura por defeito do recetor da hormona de crescimento ou na via pós-recetor
plZespół niewrażliwośći na hormon wzrostuGHIS · Niski wzrost z powodu defektu receptora dla hormonu wzrostu lub szlaku poreceptorowego
csSyndrom necitlivosti k růstovému hormonuGHIS · Malý vzrůst způsobený poruchou receptoru pro růstový hormon nebo defektem v post-receptorové dráze
ukСиндром нечутливості до гормону ростуGHIS · Низький зріст через дефект рецептора гормону росту або пострецепторного шляху
zh生长激素不反应性综合征生长激素或受体后通路缺乏所致身材矮小症
trBüyüme hormonu duyarsızlığı sendromuGHIS · Büyüme hormonu reseptöründe veya reseptör sonrası yolaktaki bir defektine bağlı kısa boyluluk

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
MONDO0015892Evalidated
MONDO15892Evalidated
UMLSC4318479Evalidated
GARD3924Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

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Genes

0 direct

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

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Prevalence and incidence

0 records

No prevalence record in this release.

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HPO phenotypes

Orphanet has no HPO annotation for this code in this release.

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