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Do short people usually have a deficiency in human growth hormone that caused them to be short?
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There are many causes of short stature , one of them being growth hormone deficiency . There can be genetic, familial , nutritional and endocrine causes . So one does not always have a deficiency in growth hormone in short people . In some studies they found growth hormone deficiency in 1 out of 4000 to 10,000 people.
Answered 5/29/2022
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