What is Achondroplasia dwarf?

Achondroplasia dwarf, also known as osteosclerosis of Congenity and Chondrodystrophia fetalis, is a genetic state that results in people's position. The condition occurs when cartilage cells do not grow properly when the baby is in the womb. A person with achondroplasia dwarf will have a short bone in the limbs. Affecting one of the 20,000 births, a dwarf and can lead to various health problems along the road, including disease and airway infections.

A dwarf of Achondroplasia will usually grow between 49 and 52 inches tall (about 131 to 124 centimeters). An individual with a dwarf will usually have normal intelligence, but will have short limbs, small fingers and a large head with a distinctive forehead and compressed nose. In approximately five percent of cases, the dwarf is so serious that the child will live for less than a year, but in most cases a person with a condition may expect to live a normal life.

In most cases, Achondroplasia dwarf is caused by mutation in the FGFR3 gene and the child is bornNormal size parents. The FGFR3 gene is responsible for creating a bone and brain mass. When the FGFR3 gene is too active, it prevents the development of the skeleton, causing disruption of bone development. A child born with two altered FGFR3 genes will generally have serious bone growth complications and may lead to respiratory failure. A person with a dwarf can hand over the condition to his children and in some cases the condition is more common in infants with fathers over 40 years of age.

A dwarf of Achondroplasia is susceptible to certain difficulties in life. The dwarf can lead to a bad muscle tone, causing the child to start walking later than usual. The dwarf can also lead to the development of a swaying spine and bowed legs. On the condition, May has crowded teeth and suffers from numerous ear infections that can develop into some kind of hearing loss. Dwarf can also cause sleep apnea and obesity and older adults with a condition may have back pain and walking problems.

There is no cure for achondroplasia dwarf. PersonWith a dwarf it will not be able to grow to normal size, but in some cases surgery can extend the legs of almost legs (about 30 centimeters). In general, patients with a dwarf will have to see doctors regularly to treat health conditions that may occur for dwarves.