Achondroplasia occurs in the bones due to how short they are.
You can't reach things in high places is a complication. This disease is a sex linked trait. It is on the FGFR3 Chromosome
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This is what achondroplasia looks like with people and as you can see, one person is a carrier.
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In the early stage of development, normally, most cartilage converts to bone. However in people with achondroplasia, most of the cartilage does not convert to the bones.
Symptoms may include:
Symptoms may include:
- Abnormal hand appearance with persistent space between the long and ring fingers.
- Bowed legs.
- Decreased muscle tone.
- Disproportionately large head-to-body size difference.
- Prominent forehead (frontal bossing)
- Shortened arms and legs (especially the upper arm and thigh)