Problem: A young child (pre-pubertal) presents with symptoms of GH deficiency (very short stature). Blood tests reveal excessively high GH levels. What is the likely cause and why? Need Assignment Help?
a. Hypothalamic GHRH deficiency b. A pituitary somatotrope tumor c. A defect in GH secretions from the pituitary somatotropes d. A GH or IGF-1 receptor mutation