Question

Deficiency of which hormone leads to dwarfism?

Answer 1

Hint: Dwarfism is a type of an untreatable chronic medical condition that can be visible in every type of organisms and being including humans. Dwarfism is characterised by extremely less height in an organism as compared to others of its type. In humans, the average adult height of a dwarfism patient is below 147 cm, that is, 4 feet 10 inches. It can be of two types. Disproportionate dwarfism refers to the type where the patient either has short limbs or a short torso. Whereas,in proportionate dwarfism, the limbs and torso are extremely short but in proportionately.

Complete Answer:
1. Dwarfism and its related symptoms can be seen in our bodies where the growth-related organs and hormones could not act properly. So, it is regarded as a growth-related medical condition.
2. In brief, mainly in human bodies, dwarfism is correlated with the difficulties which are associated with Growth Hormone Deficiency (GHD).
3. All of us know that the pituitary gland is responsible for many types of growth-related hormones. This syndrome of GHD can be seen during birth which is called congenital or can be developed later as well.
4. GHD can occur due to various reasons like several brain injuries, complex types of genetic defects or the offspring born without a pituitary gland.
5. In few occasions, the GHD is related with lower level of hormones like vasopressin, which controls the amount of water been produced inside the water and several gonadotropic hormones which are responsible for the production of male and female sex organs.
6. Other than these, Thyrotropin and Adrenocorticotropic hormones are also there which may be associated with GHD. That is, due to the lack of adequate presence of these hormones, the GHD can occur.
7. Most importantly, one hormone called Somatotropin is the main hormone for the growth. This is a protein hormone which consists of approximately 190 amino acids and this is secreted from the cells called somatotrophs located in the interior of pituitary glands.

Note: Due to the lack of Somatotropin, mainly the cases of stunted or even halted growths in our bodies can be seen. Children with such disorders grow slowly and their puberty is generally delayed for indefinite times. As we noted above, there are several syndromes, damage to the pituitary gland and even due to some abnormal mutation of specific genes, this disorder can take place.