Deficiency of which hormone leads to dwarfism?

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The deficiency of growth hormone can cause dwarfism. In growth hormone deficiency body produces insufficient growth hormone. The hormone called somatotropin is responsible for it. Somatotropin is a polypeptide hormone responsible for growth and cell reproduction.

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