achondroplasia

And Tom in turn has a daughter with achondroplasia as well.

He was diagnosed with achondroplasia at the age of seven.

But I have walked beside my older sister who was born with achondroplasia.

This means that two parents without achondroplasia may give birth to a baby with the condition.

He has been through many surgeries to correct the problems that are common to people with achondroplasia.

Achondroplasia is a genetic condition that affects about 1 in 25,000 people.

A single type, called achondroplasia, causes about 70 percent of all dwarfism.

Zach, like his mother, has achondroplasia, while the other three children are average height.

One type, achondroplasia, happens when a child's bones does not grow correctly.

However, because achondroplasia most often develops spontaneously, prevention is not always possible.

Simmonds, who has achondroplasia, became interested in swimming at the age of five.

One in every 40,000 children is born with achondroplasia, the most common form of dwarfism, you learn at the outset.

Genetic counseling may be helpful for prospective parents when one or both have achondroplasia.

Her restricted height is due to a growth anomaly called achondroplasia.

If a pair of achondroplasia alleles are present, the result is fatal.

X-rays of the long bones can reveal achondroplasia in the newborn.

People with achondroplasia seldom reach 5 feet in height.

Dinklage was born with achondroplasia, a common cause of dwarfism.

People with achondroplasia can be born to parents that do not have the condition due to spontaneous mutation.

A skeletal survey is useful to confirm the diagnosis of achondroplasia.

Uhl was born with achondroplasia, restricting the growth of her limbs.

General body structure shows some achondroplasia - typical dwarfism.

Achondroplasia can be detected before birth by the use of prenatal ultrasound.

At present, there is no known treatment for achondroplasia, even though the cause of the mutation in the growth factor receptor has been found.

They took another look after other researchers suggested that the same chromosome region might harbor the achondroplasia gene.