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Results 1 - 6 of 6 for Rhizomelia
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  1. Achondroplasia 
    Achondroplasia is the most common form of short-limbed dwarfism. The word achondroplasia means "without cartilage formation." Cartilage is a tough but flexible tissue ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/achondroplasia - Genetics
  2. Thanatophoric dysplasia 
    Thanatophoric dysplasia is a severe skeletal disorder characterized by extremely short limbs and folds of extra (redundant) skin on the arms and legs. Other features ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/thanatophoric-dysplasia - Genetics
  3. Achondroplasia: About the Disease From the National Institutes of Health (Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center)  
    Dwarfism/Start Here ... Dwarfism ... Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center ... From the National Institutes of Health ... Find symptoms and other information about ...
    https://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/8173/achondroplasia - External Health Links
  4. X-linked chondrodysplasia punctata 2 
    ... the bones in the upper arms and thighs (rhizomelia) that is often different on the right and ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../x-linked-chondrodysplasia-punctata-2 - Genetics
  5. Peters plus syndrome 
    ... Peters plus syndrome also have shortened upper limbs (rhizomelia) and shortened fingers and toes (brachydactyly).The characteristic ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/peters-plus-syndrome - Genetics
  6. Rhizomelic chondrodysplasia punctata 
    ... the bones in the upper arms and thighs (rhizomelia). Affected individuals also have a specific bone abnormality ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../rhizomelic-chondrodysplasia-punctata - Genetics