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Are achondroplasia and down syndrome more prevalent in certain races or ethnicity?
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Universal: These sporadic abnormalities occur across racial, ethnic & cultural lines throughout the world. The lack of a common database along with reporting variations in different countries limits the refines analysis of population frequency.
Answered 4/30/2015
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