Dwarfism

every newborn has a small chance of developing dwarfism. The most ordinary form of dwarfism is called achondroplasia, literally meaning, “without cartilage formation.” The name comes from the complications in ossification caused by the genetic defect. The gene responsible for the defect was discovered in 1994 by Dr. John Wasmuth, at the University of California at Irvine. Located on chromosome 4, achondroplasia is the most common type of dwarfism, caused by a mutation of the FGFR3 gene. The…

children and adults. I saw various types of disabilities, such as blindness, physical disability, and learning disability. First I saw a picture of a group of adults confined to a wheelchair playing basketball. Then, I saw a picture of a woman with a dwarfism condition working on a computer and a picture of a deaf man and women communicating using sign language. Later on, I saw a picture of a family with a little girl with leg braces sitting on a wheelchair and a picture a boy with physical…

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Hurler’s syndrome, also known as Mucopolysaccharidosis I, or MPS 1, is a genetic disorder that causes dwarfism, hepatosplenomegaly, or the enlargement of the liver and spleen, progressive mental retardation, restricted joint movement, an enlarged tongue,restricted joint movement, degenerated eyesight, hearing loss, very prominent eyes and and forehead, a recessed nasal bridge, and gapped teeth. Due to the deformities seen in the face, the disease has also been referred to as “gargoylism”. In…

There are many different forms of dwarfism found all over the world. The most common one however; is called Achondroplasia. Achondroplasia actually means “without cartilage formation”. This does not mean that the body cannot make cartilage. It means that the cartilage is not able to convert into bone. This process is called ossification. Achondroplasia is very similar to another type of dwarfism called hypochondroplasia. The biggest difference between the two is that your features are…

should keep this in mind because if your baby inherits the phenotype gene you will have to make the decision of keeping it or aborting the child (Starn). For example, in the case of dwarfism the couple knew that there would be a chance of the child being born as a normal baby instead of one with the gene for dwarfism, yet they still want to have the genetic testing done and plan to abort the fetus if it is healthy. This is showing irresponsibility because if they knew that the child had a chance…

genetic information with the emu This data shows the close relationship of these emu when compared to other congeneric bird species and indicate that the cassowary and modern Emu share a recent common ancestor. the emu possibly underwent insular dwarfism because of phenotypic plasticity. The close relationship between the cassowary and the modern Emu suggests it is most appropriate that the former should be considered a subspecies of the latter. Although both taxa show a close genetic…

disorder that is very rare. In many parts of the world, Ellis-van Creveld syndrome occurs in 1 in 60,000 to 200,000. It is characterized by additional fingers and/or toes (also known as polydactyly), abnormal development of fingernails, short limb dwarfism, and over half the cases have shown congenital heart defects. Ellis-Van Creveld syndrome is associated with abnormalities or mutations in two genes on the number 4 chromosome. This syndrome is inherited as an autosomal recessive genetic…

Achondroplasia Achondroplasia is a form of short-limbed dwarfism. GENE: The FGFR3 gene makes a protein called fibroblast growth factor receptor 3. The function of the protein from the gene is involved in transforming cartilage into bone. FGFR3 is the only gene known to be related with achondroplasia. There is also a receptor called tyrosine kinase. It negatively regulates the growth plate activity and stright bone growth. All people who have only a single copy of the normal FGFR3 gene and a…

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