Question 1

is primordial dwarfism considered a genetic disorder?

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Yes: There are several forms of primordial dwarfism. Many are now known to be single gene defects. This includes forms caused by mutations in a gene known as pericentrin.  Pericentrin helps with cell division and movement among other functions.

Question 2

what are the symptoms of dwarfism?

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Little people: Adult under 4 feet 10 inches and they are classified according to cause and proportionality of body parts.

Question 3

mildest form of dwarfism, what is it?

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Several possible: The most common is familial short stature. The Little People of America define it as 4&#x27;10&quot;. The great jockey Willie Shoemaker was affected with a form of Russell-Silver. &quot;Born in Fabens,Texas Willie Shoemaker is the most successful jockey in history. He won his first race at 18. By the time he retired in 1990 he had won 8,833 races, including 4 Kentucky Derbies, 5 Belmont Stakes, and 4 Preakness.

Question 4

are there different types of dwarfism?

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Dwarfism types: Types are; achondroplasia, growth hormone deficiency, & others such as turner syndrome or hypothyroidism.

Question 5

how has our understanding on dwarfism progressed?

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Enormously: the knowledge of the osteochondrodystrophies causing dwarfism has now reached the molecular level.  Some are much better elucidated than others.  In some, preventive therapy has become available.  You may check of each entity, perhaps starting with Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man--OMIM.org

Question 6

what number of different types of dwarfism are there?

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Dwarfism: There are multiple types of dwarfism:  achondroplasia, diastrophic dysplasia, spondylo-epiphyseal dysplasia (SED), pseudoachondroplasia, hypochondroplasia, &amp; osterogenesis imperfecta.

Question 7

what exactly is achondroplasia dwarfism?

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Achondroplasia: ... is a form of short-limbed dwarfism. It's a genetic condition that affects the long bones. Although it is heritable, most children with the condition (up to 80%) have parents with normal stature and have achondroplasia as a result of new ("de novo") genetic mutation. The incidence is about 1 per 26,000 live births. Intelligence and life span are normal.

Question 8

how do you test for dwarfism or "little people"?

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X-rays and physical: Usually with a skeletal series, (X-rays of several body parts) and a physical exam by a genetics physician.  There is also genetic testing available

Question 9

is dwarfism caused by a recessive or dominant allele?

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It depends: It depends on what one means by dwarfism: a short stature in general (this depends on your ethnic origin as well) or a genetic syndrome which involves extremely short stature as part of the clinical picture. Some of them are dominant = inherited from a parent or rose spontaneously (de novo) in the individual. Some of them are recessive (=parents unaffected carriers of the condition).

Question 10

dwarfism is caused by the mutation of which chromosome?

Accepted Answer

Many types: There are many different types, for example, the most common type is achondroplasia which is on the short arm of chromosome 4.

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