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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:

Screening

Genetic screening

1) early onset of growth failure

2) positive family history and possible consanguinity,

3) height more than 3 sd below the mean

4) extremely low GH response to provocation tests, including GHRH, and very low IGF-I and IGF-binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3) levels.