Achondroplasia
- Autosomal dominant
- cause of dwarfism
- failure of long bone growth leading to short limbs due to defect in proliferation of cartilage at the growth plate
- normal head, vertebral column. normal growth factor levels
- short limbs
- mutation in fibroblast growth factor #3
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