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Dwarfism | |
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Other names | Restricted growth, dwarf, little person (LP), person of short stature |
A man in Columbus, Indiana, with dwarfism caused by achondroplasia | |
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Types | Proportionate, disproportionate[1] |
Causes | Short parents, growth hormone deficiency, genetic disorders[1] |
Diagnostic method | Height < Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Convert/data' not found.[2] |
Treatment | Based on the cause[3] |
Medication | Growth hormone therapy[3] |
Prognosis | Generally normal life expectancy[2] |
Frequency | ~2.5% (USA)[4] |
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