Line-up of types of "Indian Dwarfism', front-view. These people have been categorised as follows: a) Cretinous Dwarf b) and c) Ateleiotic Dwarfs d) and e) Achondroplasic Dwarfs and f) Normal Native.

His specific type of dwarfism, called achondroplasia, can cause sleep problems. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health investigated the death and found the hospital at fault after it made a ...

Josie Tang Tsz-kwan was born with achondroplasia, the most common form of short-limbed dwarfism. People with this condition usually have shorter legs and arms. When Josie was 12 years old ...

“There are actually more than 400 [types of] dwarfism,” explained ... Poon said the most common cause of dwarfism is achondroplasia. It affects about one in every 20,000 to 30,000 people.

Achondroplasia is a rare genetic disorder of bone growth that causes short-limbed dwarfism. It occurs due to mutations in a single gene called the FGFR3.