: a disproportionately short stature, short limbs, abnormal endochondral ossification, Gross motor development frequently is delayed, Upper airway obstruction, small chest wall, pectus excavatum, and neurogenic effects from brain stem compression reduce the vital capacity, Abnormal development of the base of the skull results in a foramen magnum that is smaller than in average individuals, Stenosis of the spinal canal and intervertebral foramen leads to symptoms such as low Back pain, leg pain, dysesthesia, paresthesia, paraparesis, incontinence, and neurogenic claudication, lower extremity radiculopathy from nerve root compression or cauda equina syndrome, Joint laxity may be present in children, The upper extremity involvement is rhizomelic, with the proximal segments more severely affected than the distal segments, Lower extremity involvement is rhizomelic, with hip flexion contractures, ligamentous laxity and external rotation of the extremity, and genu recurvatum before walking age, Spinal deformities, Macrocephaly, Before walking, the child has a thoracolumbar kyphosis and lordosis in the interscapular thoracic region, Joint laxity, otitis media
Dwarfism affects the entire body. More particularly the neck, abdomen, head, and chest.
is there a treatment?
One type of dwarfism that is a point mutation is achondroplasia.
If it results in a lowered production of growth hormone then yes, dwarfism can result.
Diastrophic Dwarfism, but I wouldn't say he is "suffering" much.
it is a mutation of the gene FRG3 in chromosome 4
no
Dwarfism affects the entire body. More particularly the neck, abdomen, head, and chest.
is there a treatment?
Yes. Dwarfism can affect anyone.
No. Although types of dwarfism, and their severity and complications, vary from person to person, in general a child's life span is not affected by dwarfism. (:
Well the answer to this question is quite a baffling answer the answer is...... bi-sexual's x
it makes you extremly short causing everyone to laugh at you
it depends on which gender has dwarfism so if the women has dwarfism the she could have a baby that has dwarfism
it only makes things a little harder and more people make fun of you
There is no treatment for dwarfism. It is permanent.
There are no good advantages on dwarfism or gigantism.