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Dwarfism is a condition in which a person, animal or plant is much below the ordinary size of the species. When applied to people, it implies not just extreme shortness, but a degree of disproportion. Dwarfism is now rarely used as a medical term and is sometimes (but not always) considered impolite or pejorative. Today, the term little person tends to be preferred. 
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Apert syndrome is a genetic disorder characterized by the premature fusion of certain bones of the skull (craniosynostosis), which prevents further growth of the skull and affects the shape of the head and face. In addition, a varied number of fingers and toes are fused together (syndactyly). Many of the characteristic facial features of Apert syndrome result from the premature fusion of the skull bones. The head is unable to grow normally, which leads to a sunken appearance in the middle of t...
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Dwarfism as related to Apert syndrome
- Apert syndrome - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Apert syndrome is a form of acrocephalosyndactyly, a congenital disorder ... · Robinow syndrome · Silver-Russell dwarfism · Seckel syndrome · Smith-Lemli-Opitz ...
- Achondroplasia - Wikipedia
Achondroplasia dwarfism (pronounced /eɪ kɒn droʊ 'pleɪ ziː ʌ/) is a type of ... Apert syndrome · Antley-Bixler syndrome · Pfeiffer syndrome · Crouzon syndrome ...
- The Male Biological Clock Ticks, Too - ABC News
... two known genetic defects: dwarfism and Apert syndrome, which causes facial and ... men showed no increased risk of producing offspring with Apert syndrome. ...
- Large Anterior Fontanels - DrGreene.com - caring for the next ...
A persistent, larger anterior fontanel is usually completely fine, but is sometimes associated with a ... Achondroplasia, or true dwarfism. Apert syndrome. ...
- WHO | Central Europe
SMITH-LEMLI-OPITZ SYNDROME. 3. UNSPECIFIED SYNDROMES. 3. APERT SYNDROME. 2. DIASTROPHIC DWARFISM. 2. MECKEL SYNDROME. 2. ROBINOW-SILVERMAN-SMITH SYNDROME. 2 ...
- A Nickname For Apert Syndrome
(A nickname for apert syndrome That?s the shared nickname for five women in ... ageachondroplasia (dwarfism); cr ofacial disorders such as apert syndrome and. ...
- Older Paternal Age Seen as Factor in Some Birth Defects - New ...
It is likely that the damaged sperm of older men is a significant factor ... a type of dwarfism, and Apert syndrome, which involves severe bone malformations. ...
- Genetics Image Catalogue
Images of dysmorphic syndromes with OMIM citation. ... Copyright © 2000-2005 by Focus Information Technology. All rights reserved. ...
- Uncoupling fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 ligand binding ...
... fusion of the cranial sutures) and chondrodysplasia (dwarfism) syndromes (1–3) ... Apert syndrome mutations in fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 exhibit ...
- Study Shows that Genetic Quality of Sperm Deteriorates as Men Age
Apert syndrome gene mutations increased in the sperm of a second group of men ... Dwarfism, a genetic disorder that affects bone growth, is the most common growth ...
- Mutant Sperm Win
Apert syndrome is marked by webbed fingers and early fusion of the skull bones, ... a father over the age of 35, including achrondroplasia dwarfism and Apert's. ...
- Apert's syndrome - new discovery
... carrying the mutation that causes Apert's syndrome are fitter than normal cells, even ... the most common form of dwarfism, as that condition is also linked ...
- The older the mother, the more likely it is for the baby to ...
... bipolar disorder, achrondoplasia (dwarfism), Apert syndrome (the bones of the ... age 45. With advanced paternal age, the chances for Marfan's syndrome (what ...
- Study Shows That Genetic Quality Of Sperm Deteriorates As Men Age
... pregnancies and passing along dwarfism and possibly other genetic diseases to his ... In the case of Apert syndrome, a serious disfiguring birth defect, the ...
- Daniel Donoghue - Molecular Pathology - UC San Diego
... skeletal dwarfism and also the neonatal lethal syndrome, Thanatophoric Dysplasia. ... Weiss Syndrome, Pfeiffer Syndrome, Apert Syndrome, Antley-Bixler Syndrome and ...
- Akron Children's Hospital: Common Types of Skeletal Dysplasias
Hair-cartilage syndrome - a rare form of dwarfism that is characterized by short ... Nail-Patella syndrome. Apert syndrome. Pycnodystosis. Source: Little People ...
- Thanatophoric Dysplasia Dwarfism
... ossification, e.g., Pfeiffer syndrome (101600), Crouzon syndrome (123500), Apert ... Most of us with dwarfism prefer to be described as "Little People" ...
- DrGreene Content
Achondroplasia, or true dwarfism. Apert syndrome. ... Hallerman-Streiff syndrome. ... Kenny-Caffey syndrome. ...
- Stronger Sperm, Mutant Children - A double-cut mutation ...
... the higher incidence of Apert syndrome than expected and increased likelihood ... Apert syndrome and achondroplasia dwarfism," said James Crow, a geneticist at ...
- Study shows that genetic quality of sperm deteriorates as men age
... pregnancies and passing along dwarfism and possibly other genetic diseases to his ... In the case of Apert syndrome, a serious disfiguring birth defect, the ...
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