Wednesday, February 18, 2009

How prevalent is Dwarfism?



There are over 200 types of dwarfism in today's society, including: achondroplasia, diastrophic dysplasia, spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia, and hypochondroplasia. Achondroplasia is the main kind, prevalent in over 70 percent of dwarfism cases. In America about 1 in 20,000 people contract the disease, dwarfism. Many cases are passed down, and are just involved with families that are all connected to each other. Because dwarfism is dominant in families many people contract it.

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