Preferred Label : Insulin Growth Factor I Resistance;
NCIt related terms : IGF-I Resistance; IGF1R; Somatomedin-C Resistance;
NCIt definition : Tissue unresponsiveness to insulin-like growth factor-I.;
Alternative definition : NICHD: Growth hormone insensitivity/resistance caused by loss-of-function mutation(s)
in the IGF1R gene, encoding insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor. This phenotypically
variable condition is characterized by clinical features similar to insulin-like growth
factor I (IGF-I) deficiency accompanied by increased serum concentrations of IGF-I.;