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Achondroplasia is a disorder of bone growth that causes the most common type of growth hormone deficiency.Achondroplasia is one of a group of disorders called chondrodystrophies or osteochondrodysplasias.Achondroplasia may be inherited as an autos...
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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 legs,...
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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 legs,...
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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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