Also called: Also called: Little person
A dwarf is a person of short stature - under 4’ 10” as an adult. More than 200 different conditions can cause dwarfism. A single type, called achondroplasia, causes about 70 percent of all dwarfism. Achondroplasia is a genetic condition that affects about 1 in 25,000 people. It makes your arms and legs short in comparison to your head and trunk. Other genetic conditions, kidney disease and problems with metabolism or hormones can also cause short stature.
Dwarfism itself is not a disease. However, there is a greater risk of some health problems With proper medical care, most people with dwarfism have active lives and live as long as other people.
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Achondroplasia(March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation) - http://www.marchofdimes.com/professionals/14332_1204.asp
Also available in Spanish http://www.nacersano.org/centro/9388_9966.asp
- Dwarfism(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/parent/medical/bones/dwarfism.html
- Dwarfism(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/dwarfism/DS01012/DSECTION=all&METHOD=print
- Dwarfism: Frequently Asked Questions(Little People of America) - http://www.lpaonline.org/mc/page.do?sitePageId=44397&orgId=lpa
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Dwarfism(National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/condition=%22Dwarfism%22
- Genetics Home Reference: 3-M syndrome(National Library of Medicine) - http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=3msyndrome
- Genetics Home Reference: Achondrogenesis(National Library of Medicine) - http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=achondrogenesis
- Genetics Home Reference: Achondroplasia(National Library of Medicine) - http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=achondroplasia
- Genetics Home Reference: Asphyxiating thoracic dystrophy(National Library of Medicine) - http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=asphyxiatingthoracicdystrophy
- Genetics Home Reference: Atelosteogenesis type 2(National Library of Medicine) - http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=atelosteogenesistype2
- Genetics Home Reference: Diastrophic dysplasia(National Library of Medicine) - http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=diastrophicdysplasia
- Genetics Home Reference: Ellis-van Creveld syndrome(National Library of Medicine) - http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=ellisvancreveldsyndrome
- Genetics Home Reference: Hypochondrogenesis(National Library of Medicine) - http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=hypochondrogenesis
- Genetics Home Reference: Hypochondroplasia(National Library of Medicine) - http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=hypochondroplasia
- Genetics Home Reference: Kniest dysplasia(National Library of Medicine) - http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=kniestdysplasia
- Genetics Home Reference: Pseudoachondroplasia(National Library of Medicine) - http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=pseudoachondroplasia
- Genetics Home Reference: Robinow syndrome(National Library of Medicine) - http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=robinowsyndrome
- Genetics Home Reference: SADDAN(National Library of Medicine) - http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=saddan
- Genetics Home Reference: Spondyloepimetaphyseal dysplasia, Strudwick type(National Library of Medicine) - http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=spondyloepimetaphysealdysplasiastrudwicktype
- Genetics Home Reference: Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita(National Library of Medicine) - http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=spondyloepiphysealdysplasiacongenita
- Genetics Home Reference: Thanatophoric dysplasia(National Library of Medicine) - http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=thanatophoricdysplasia
- Article: Congenital hypothyroidism: a forgotten clinical diagnosis? - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18780595&tool=MedlinePlus
- Article: The population-based prevalence of achondroplasia and thanatophoric dysplasia in selected... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18698630&tool=MedlinePlus
- Article: Age-appropriate body mass index in children with achondroplasia: interpretation in... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18689372&tool=MedlinePlus
- Dwarfism -- see more articles - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=pubmed&term=dwarfism[majr]+AND+humans[mh]+AND+english[la]+NOT+(letter[pt]+OR+editorial[pt]+OR+case+reports[pt])&doptcmdl=summary&cmd_current=Limits&pmfilter_EDatLimit=last+1+Year&tool=MedlinePlus
- Dwarfism: Glossary of Terms(Little People of America) - http://medical.lpaonline.org/glossary/
- Little People of America - http://www.lpaonline.org/
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development - http://www.nichd.nih.gov/
- Dwarfism(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/parent/medical/bones/dwarfism.html
- Growth Disorders - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/growthdisorders.html
- Bones, Joints and Muscles - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/bonesjointsandmuscles.html
- Endocrine System - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/endocrinesystem.html
- Genetics/Birth Defects - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/geneticsbirthdefects.html
The primary NIH organization for research on Dwarfism is the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development - http://www.nichd.nih.gov/