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Results 1 - 10 of 83 for dwarf
  1. Dwarfism (National Library of Medicine)  
    People with dwarfism have short stature. This means that their height is under 4' 10" as an adult. They are usually of normal intelligence. Dwarfism most often does happen in families where both ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/dwarfism.html - Health Topics
  2. Microcephalic osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism type II 
    Microcephalic osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism type II (MOPDII) is a condition characterized by short stature (dwarfism) with other skeletal abnormalities (osteodysplasia) ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...teodysplastic-primordial-dwarfism-type-ii - Genetics
  3. Achondroplasia 
    ... growth that causes the most common type of dwarfism. ... Achondroplastic dwarfism results in the following: Unusually large head Large forehead and flat bridge of the nose Crowded or ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001577.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Dwarfism (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)  
    Dwarfism/Start Here ... Dwarfism ... Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    https://www.mayoclinic.org/.../symptoms-causes/syc-20371969?p=1 - External Health Links
  5. Laron syndrome 
    ... hormone receptor defect Growth hormone receptor deficiency Laron dwarfism Laron-type dwarfism Laron-type isolated somatotropin defect Laron-type pituitary ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/laron-syndrome - Genetics
  6. Isolated growth hormone deficiency 
    ... cannot pass X-linked traits to their sons. Dwarfism, growth hormone deficiency Dwarfism, pituitary Growth hormone deficiency dwarfism Isolated GH deficiency ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../isolated-growth-hormone-deficiency - Genetics
  7. About Microcephalic Osteodysplastic Primordial Dwarfism Type II (Nemours Foundation)  
    Dwarfism/Specifics ... Dwarfism ... Nemours Foundation ... A class of disorders where growth delay occurs at the earliest stages of development.
    https://www.nemours.org/.../about-primordial-dwarfism.html - External Health Links
  8. Achondroplasia 
    ... is the most common form of short-limbed dwarfism. The word achondroplasia means "without cartilage formation." Cartilage ... is the most common type of short-limbed dwarfism. The condition occurs in 1 in 15,000 ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/achondroplasia - Genetics
  9. Langer mesomelic dysplasia 
    ... of Langer mesomelic dysplasia. Dyschondrosteosis homozygous Langer mesomelic dwarfism LMD Mesomelic dwarfism of the hypoplastic ulna, fibula, and mandible type ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../condition/langer-mesomelic-dysplasia - Genetics
  10. Metatropic dysplasia 
    ... is a skeletal disorder characterized by short stature (dwarfism) with other skeletal abnormalities. The term "metatropic" is ... has an autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance. Metatropic dwarfism Metatropic dysplasia type 1 Genetic Testing Registry: Metatropic ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/metatropic-dysplasia - Genetics
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