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Old 04-10-2008, 05:26 AM   #16
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Originally Posted by Kumbulu View Post
She has Achondroplasia, not Primordial Dwarfism. She will have a relatively normal lifespan and may be able to carry and give birth to children.
I appreciate that the article names her dwarfism as Achondroplasia, but it seems hard to accept. She doesn't have the typical facial features or the disproportionate limbs. Also a little checking on the internet suggests that the typical height of someone with Achondroplasia is 4 foot.

I admit I made my own diagnosis based on her proportionate stature and diminutive height. However I'm willing to accept I was wrong, as she seems confident of a long life and would surely have been advised otherwise if she had Primordial Dwarfism. I wouldn't be confident about her ability to bear children however, pureply from a logistics point of view.
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