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Start free with EleplanIsolated growth hormone deficiency type III
ORPHA:231692Clinical subtype
Also called Congenital IGHD type III · Congenital isolated GH deficiency type III · Congenital isolated growth hormone deficiency type III · X-linked IGHD · X-linked isolated growth hormone deficiency
What it is
Orphanet has not published a description for this disease yet. The identifiers, classification and cross-references below are still current.
Key facts
- Age of onset
- Infancy, Neonatal
- Inheritance
- X-linked recessive
- Classified as
- Clinical subtype
Recorded for the broader condition
- Prevalence
- 1-5 / 10 000 (Europe)Non-acquired isolated growth hormone deficiency
Orphanet records these for the broader condition rather than for this specific form. They are a starting point, not a figure for this subtype — subtypes often differ, and some are defined by being rarer than the condition they sit under.
Genes reported in subtypes
Orphanet records these genes on 2 more specific entries under this disorder, not on this entry itself:
A well-studied disease is usually split into subtypes, and the gene is curated on whichever one the evidence belongs to. Open a subtype to see which gene goes with it.
ICD-10 codes
ICD-10 has no distinct code for most rare diseases, so many are filed under the nearest available one. A shared code identifies the group, not this disease — the ORPHAcode above is what identifies it.
Related health topics
Reached through the ICD-10 categories this disease is filed under, so these describe the broader group rather than this disease specifically.
Benefit programs to look at
Programs whose eligibility touches the same ICD-10 categories. Eligibility is decided by the administering agency, never by this page.
Cross-references
Orphadata Science: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Data version 2026-06-23. Available under CC BY 4.0. This is a reference, not medical advice.
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