Dwarfism Disease Research

Document Type:Research Paper

Subject Area:Biology

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(2014), dwarfism is a genetically caused abnormality that results in short stature. Typically, a person is considered a dwarf if the individual’s height ranges between three feet (91 cm) to slightly over 4 feet (about 122 cm). Research from Waldron et al. , (2009) revealed that about one person out of 27000 people is born dwarf every year. Dwarfism is a condition used in the description of individuals with smaller bodies than that of an average person. Padgett, (2012) points up that in a mutation; a single normal gene in a chromosome all over sudden mutates and eventually results in a specific condition. The mutation takes place during pregnancy periods and becomes the main reason why two average parents are likely to have dwarfs as their offspring. In a situation where a dwarf is given birth to, the two parents process a recessive gene that produces a dwarf causing condition, the recessive gene is passed to the child, and eventually, the child becomes a dwarf.

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A dwarf is very easy to identify in a group of people. The most common symptoms of dwarf are short status with short arms, legs, limbs, and fingers. A genetic test is also another diagnostic method. After the extermination of the growth chart, a doctor is likely to recommend a genetic check up especially in the cases an abnormal growth is detected. In this test, x-chromosome which contains the Turner syndrome is extracted from the blood cell and tasted for dwarfism (Ayoubi, Jouk & Pons, 2001). There is no specific treatment for correcting dwarfism although there are specific treatments such as joint and hip replacement surgery which reduces the pains a dwarf faces in the joints and also reduces the pressure of unbalanced weight.

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