Fun Facts
- This disease affects the bones near the trunk of the body, making them shorter, and in most cases the spine is bent too
- A person with achondroplasia can expect to have an average lifespan, have a wife and a career
- many treatments can be given for this disease, but it does not have a cure
- between 1 in 15,000 and 1 in 40,000 newborns will be born with this disorder
- An organization called the Little People's Association of America or LPAA is providing relief and research for this disease
Famous people who have Dwarfism
- Peter Dinklage
- Wee man
The people who have blue have achondroplasia