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Achondrogenesis

Achondrogenesis is a number of disorders that are the most severe form of congenital chondrodysplasia (malformation of bones and cartilage). These conditions are characterized by a small body, short limbs, and other skeletal abnormalities. [Source: Wikipedia ]

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Achondrogenesis 
Subtypes
Achondrogenesis type 1
Achondrogenesis type 2
May Cause
Abnormal scapula
Absent or minimally ossified vertebrae
Bowed bones
Chest malformation
Congenital generalized osteoporosis
Defective cranial ossification
Frontal bossing
Generalized skull thinning
Lethal skeletal dysplasia
Macrocephaly
Micrognathia
Platyspondyly
Retarded skeletal maturation
Rhizomelic dwarfism
Short foot
Short hand
Short narrow thoracic cage
Short squat bones
Skull base hypoplasia
Small foramen magnum
Wide diametaphysis
Wide metaphysis

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