ACHONDROPLASIA (DWARFISM)

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OCCURENCE

• 1 in 25,000 people are at risk.
• 80% of people with achondroplasia have average-sized parents.

MUTATION

• It follows a autosomal inheritance pattern
• 80% of people inherit the disease as a result of a de novo mutation.

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