ACHONDROPLASIA

WHAT IS ACHONDROPLASIA

• A disorder of bone growth that causes the most common type of dwarfism

CAUSES

• Much of the skeleton is made up of cartilage,normally cartilage converts to bone,
• but in people with achondroplasia a lot of the cartilage doesnt convert.
• Also caused by mutations in the FGR3 gene(inherited)
• In 80% of cases its not inherited

SYMPTOMS

• Difficulty bending elbows
• Struggle with obesity
• Experience recurrent ear infections
• Developed bow legs
• Abnormal curvature of the spine

TREATMENT/CURE

• There is no cure for achondroplasia
• Antibiotics help control it but wont have much of an effect

DIAGNOSES

• Detectable during an ultrasound

HEIGHT

• The average height for a male with achondroplasia is 4feet,4 inches
• For females 4 feet, 1 inch

CITATIONS

• www.healthline.com/health/achondroplasia
• www.genome.gov/19517823