GH1 and Laron syndrome: In terms of efficacy, GH and IGF-1 both stimulated linear growth but some variables including the greater growth deficit in infants with Laron syndrome than those with isolated growth hormone deficiency, insufficient IGF-1 dose, or the IGF-1 dependency on the GH-linked stem cell population of prechondrocytes made GH more efficient in terms of linear growth stimulation (170, 171).