Dwarfism (achondroplasia)

Dwarfism is one of the many genetic disorders that make life harder for the people that have them. Dwarfism was discovered and named in 1967. The symptoms of dwarfism are poor growth, failure to thrive, short stature, short arms, short legs,subnormal intelligence, short feet and short hands. The complications are that you walk slower. There is currently no treatment for dwarfism. If you have dwarfism you die earlier then a normal person. More then 50 million people in the Us have dwarfism. Anyone is vulnerable to dwarfism. However some people believe that boys have a better chance of getting dwarfism then girls. Genes known as RMRP have mutated and have been known to cause dwarfism. I feel terrible for the people that have dwarfism. I feel terrible because they have a lot harder time then me.



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