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Genetic Information:

- Disorder of bone growth that causes the most common kind of dwarfism - May be inherited as an autosomal dominant trait (if one parent gives the child the defective gene, the child WILL have the disorder) - If one parent has achrondoplasia, the child will have a 50% chance of getting the disorder. - If BOTH parents have achrondoplasia, the child has a 75% change of getting the disorder. - Most cases occur as spontaneous mutations meaning that 2 normal parents can have a child with dwarfism.

 Symptoms: - Achrondoplasia dwarfism may be seen at birth.  -  Abnormal hand appearance with persistent space between long and ring fingers.  -  Bowed legs  -  Decreased muscle tone.  -  <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Large head. <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"> -  <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Prominent forehead <span style="font-family: 'Kozuka Gothic Pro B','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Treatment: <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"> - <span style="font-family: 'Kozuka Gothic Pro B','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">There is no specific treatment <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"> - <span style="font-family: 'Kozuka Gothic Pro B','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Related abnormalities such as spinal stenosis and spinal cord compression. Expectations: <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"> - People with achrondoplasia rarely reach 5 feet in height <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"> - They have normal intelligence <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"> - Infants that receive the defected gene from both parents barely live beyond a few months.