Editor: Widi Wahyuning Tyas
TRIBUNBATAM.id – Human bones will generally grow with age.
That is why, human beings will get taller and taller.
However, under certain conditions, bone growth can be affected, one of which is achondroplasia.
People with Achondroplasia have short arms and legs.
The cause is growth hormone disorders and Turner syndrome.
About 80 percent of cases Achondroplasia does not occur because offspring play with spontaneous genetic mutations.
Meanwhile, 20 percent of them are inherited by their parents who also experience this condition.
Sufferers Achondroplasia adults have an average height of 124 – 132 centimeters and rarely reach 152 centimeters.
Symptoms of Achondroplasia
Physical symptoms of people with Achondroplasia can be recognized at birth by the physical shape of the legs, arms, and fingers that look short.
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