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Short stature due to primary acid-labile subunit deficiency

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Link to WHO Definition

Short stature due to primary acid-labile subunit deficiency – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/29735645

Short stature due to primary acid-labile subunit (ALS) deficiency is defined 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.