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- noun medicine A mild form of
achondroplasia
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Researchers note that some people are affected by a similar appearing growth disorder, called hypochondroplasia, which belongs to a group of conditions commonly referred to as dwarfism.
R&D Mag - News 2009
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The findings may also have implications for understanding human biology and disease as well as help in the uderstanding of a similar appearing growth disorder, called hypochondroplasia, or dwarfism.
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The findings may also have implications for understanding human biology and disease as well as help in the uderstanding of a similar appearing growth disorder, called hypochondroplasia, or dwarfism.
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"This study points to a new gene that should be investigated for its possible role in human hypochondroplasia," said Dr. Ostrander, the study's senior author and a senior investigator in NHGRI's Division of Intramural Research.
R&D Mag - News 2009
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While about two-thirds of cases of human hypochondroplasia have been linked to a different gene, the cause of the other one-third remains a mystery.
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While about two-thirds of cases of human hypochondroplasia have been linked to a different gene, the cause of the other one-third remains a mystery.
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