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Examples of achondroplasia
achondroplasia
Lisa the mathematician spends her life helping others deal with her achondroplasia.
From the newscientist.com
Not bad for someone who is 4ft 1in, and who has achondroplasia, or dwarfism.
From the guardian.co.uk
Her first competition was at a convention for others with achondroplasia.
From the denverpost.com
Wardle, a 4-foot-2 senior, was born with achondroplasia, a bone condition that causes dwarfism.
From the kentucky.com
Tuberculosis, leprosy, achondroplasia and malaria were widespread.
From the newscientist.com
Examples of autosomal dominant traits and disorders are Huntington's disease, and achondroplasia.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Will was born in October 1995, to Suzanne and John Graf, with a type of dwarfism called achondroplasia.
From the abcnews.go.com
He was born in Queens, N.Y., in 1961 with achondroplasia, a bone-growth disorder that causes dwarfism.
From the latimes.com
Dinklage was born with achondroplasia, causing dwarfism.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- An inherited skeletal disorder beginning before birth; cartilage is converted to bone resulting in dwarfism
- (achondroplastic) of or relating to achondroplasia
- A genetic disorder, the most common form of short limb dwarfism
- The most common form of short stature with disproportionately short limbs -- dwarfism with short arms and legs. Achondroplasia is caused by mutation in the fibroblast growth factor receptor-3 gene (FGFR3), which is located on chromosome 4 in chromosome band 4p16.3. ...
- Shortening of long bones of the limbs caused by a disturbance in the ossification process (bone formation) during growth of the bone.
- An inherited problem with the growth of cartilage in the long bones and skull; characterized by short stature
- Improper development of cartilage at the ends of the long bones resulting in a form of congenital dwarfism.
- A disorder, inherited as a dominant characteristic, in which the bones of the arms and legs fail to grow to normal size due to a defect in both cartilage and bone. It results in a type of dwarfism characterized by short limbs, a normal-sized head and body, and normal intelligence. ...
- N. - condition where cartilage does not develop normally, resulting in dwarfism.
