Achondroplasia
Made by:Kelsey jasso
What achondroplasia is?
A hereditary condition in which the growth of long bones by ossification of cartilage is retarded, resulting in very short limbs and sometimes a face that is small in relation to the (normal-sized) skull.
What the symptoms are?
- Short arms and legs
- Short fingers
- Large head compared to the body
- Abnormally large forehead
Treatment/cure
There are no cure or specific treatment for achondroplasia.
Who?
Anyone can get it but more than 80%of the cases is not inherited
Achondroplasia happens 1 in every 25,000 live births
Achondroplasia happens 1 in every 25,000 live births
It is common in males and females.
- If one parent has it then the chid has a 50% chance of getting achondroplasia but if both parents has it then the child has......
- 25% chance of normal stature
- 50% chance of having one defective genes, causing achondroplasia
- 25 percent chance of inheriting two defective genes. This results in a fatal form of achondroplasia called homozygous achondroplasia. Infants with this condition are generally stillborn or die within a few months of birth.
- In dwarfism a lot of the cartilage does not convert this is caused by mutations in the FGFR3 gene.
Amy and Matt Roloff
Amy is 50 years old and she is 4'2''
Matt is 53 years old and he is 4'2''
They are from Little People,Big World
Matt is 53 years old and he is 4'2''
They are from Little People,Big World
Tony Cox
Tony Cox is 57 years old and is 3'6'' tall
Tony Cox plays in Bad Santa,Date Movie,Epic Movie,and Friday
Tony Cox plays in Bad Santa,Date Movie,Epic Movie,and Friday
Peter Dinklage
Peter is 45 years old and 4'5''
Peter plays in Elf,Underdog,Find Me Guilty
Peter plays in Elf,Underdog,Find Me Guilty
Chromosomes?
Chromosome 4 is affected in achondroplasia.