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Achondroplasia is a disorder of bone growth that causes the most common type of dwarfism.
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Achondroplasia is a common form of dwarfism or short stature due to an autosomal dominant mutation (a mutation on one of the first 22 "non-sex" chromosomes) that causes an individual to have short stature with disproportionately short arms and leg...
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Achondroplasia is a common form of dwarfism or short stature due to an autosomal dominant mutation (a mutation on one of the first 22 "non-sex" chromosomes) that causes an individual to have short stature with disproportionately short arms and leg...
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Achondroplasia is the most common cause of dwarfism, or significantly abnormal short stature. An x-ray image of an achondroplastic person's head and chest. ( Custom Medical Stock Photo . Reproduced by permission.)
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