supported in part by the University of California Davis Health Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine and an NIH grant(No.UL1 TR000002)from the University of California Davis Health.
Achondroplasia is a genetic condition characterized by skeletal dysplasia that results in characteristic craniofacial and spinal abnormalities.It is the most common form of short-limbed skeletal dysplasia.A morbidly o...
Background: Achondroplasia is a rare autosomal dominant disorder resulting in skeletal dysplasia. Any injury to the anterior cruciate ligament among people already suffering from achondroplasia results in devastating ...
This program received a state subsidy managed by the National Research Agency under the “Investments for the Future” Program bearing the reference ANR-10-IAHU-01;Some of the work presented here was funded by the European Community’s Seventh Framework Program under grant agreement 602300 (the SYBIL program (https://www.sybil-fp7.eu/) is funded by the MRC (MC_UU_000007/9))
A gain-of-function mutation in the fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 gene(FGFR3)results in achondroplasia(ACH),the most frequent form of dwarfism.Constitutive activation of FGFR3 impairs bone formation and elongatio...
Background:Children with achondrOplasia often have breathing problems,especially during sleep.The most important treatments are adenotonsillectomy(for treating upper obstruction)and/or neurosurgery(for resolving cervi...
Skeletal dysplasias are not uncommon entities and a radiologist is likely to encounter a suspected case of dysplasia in his practice. The correct and early diagnosis of dysplasia is important for management of complic...
We report the first case of a neonate with concurrent Chiari II malformation and achondroplasia. Although rare, both these conditions contribute to several deleterious anatomical changes at the cervicomedullary juncti...
the funds of the National HighTechnology Research and Development Program of China (863 Program, No. 2002BA711A07);the 10th Five Years Key Programs for Science and Technology Development of China (No. 2004BA720A02); the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 30470982)
Achondroplasia (ACH) is the most common form of skeletal dysplasia characterized by disproportionately short stature, lumbar lordosis, relative macrocephaly and other skeletal anomalies resulting from a defect in th...