Achondroplasia-Description

=__**Descriptions of Achondroplasia**__=

= = =__**What is the history of this disorder?**__=
 * **This disorder is cause by a gene alteration of the FGFR3 gene**
 * **Lack of bone cartilage**
 * **Results in short stature, short limbs**
 * **Prominent forehead**
 * **flat nasal bridge**


 * **Seems to have evolved from Egypt. It is said that the egyptians brought back a man of short stature.**
 * **Some #|stories about Rome say that dwarfs were kept in cages to keep their short stature**


 * or stunt growth.**