1. Body mass index : Information
A good way to determine if your weight is healthy for your height is to calculate your body mass index (BMI). Being overweight puts strain on your heart and can lead to serious health problems. These problems include:
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2. Skeletal Dysplasia
Skeletal dysplasias are a group of congenital abnormalities of the bone and cartilage that are characterized by short stature.
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3. Platyspondylic lethal skeletal dysplasia, Torrance type - Educational resources - Information pages - Genetics Home Reference
These resources supplement the information in the Genetics Home Reference condition summary on platyspondylic lethal skeletal dysplasia, Torrance type.
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4. Platyspondylic lethal skeletal dysplasia, Torrance type - Genetics Home Reference
Platyspondylic lethal skeletal dysplasia, Torrance type is a severe disorder of bone growth. People with this condition have very short arms and legs, underdeveloped pelvic bones, and unusually short fingers and toes (brachydactyly). This disorder...
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Scenario : Ellen is a 48 year old professional woman who lives and works in Hartford, Connecticut. She has four adult children and two grandchildren. She also has two aging parents who live nearby and who, though they have been active all their li...
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6. Skeletal Dysplasias
Platyspondylic Lethal Skeletal Dysplasia, Torrance Type Platyspondylic Lethal Skeletal Dysplasia, Torrance Type
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7. Skeletal Dysplasias
A review of the neurologic manifestations of the skeletal dysplasias focusing on achondroplasia, type II collagenopathies and craniotubular and sclerosing bone dysplasias.
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8. Skeletal Dysplasia
Established in 1970, the International Skeletal Dysplasia Registry at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is a referral center for diagnostic opinions. The Registry also collects information for research into the diagnosis, management and etiology of the .....
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9. Skeletal Dysplasia
Skeletal dysplasia is the medical term for what many of us know as dwarfism. Those born with such a condition prefer a simpler phrase: little people.
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10. HSS - Skeletal Dysplasia
Skeletal dysplasia is an umbrella term for a group of more than 200 genetic conditions that are characterized by differences in the size and shape of the limbs, trunk, and/or skull, all of which can impact stature. Although individually rare, col...
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