Short stature due to primary acid-labile subunit deficiency
Short stature due to primary acid-labile subunit (ALS) deficiency is characterized by moderate postnatal growth deficit markedly low circulating levels of insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) and insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3 (IGFBP-3) and hyperinsulinemia in the absence of growth hormone (GH) deficiency or GH insensitivity.
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