Children with achondroplasia seem to be more challenged in the anterior-posterior direction, which might be linked to an anterior-shifted pelvis. No difference was observed in bipedal static postural ...

Achondroplasia, which affects around one in 20,000 babies, has just one approved treatment: BioMarin’s Voxzogo. However, new investigational treatments are vying to compete in the area. Achondroplasia ...

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Fibroblast growth factors (FGFs) signal through FGF receptor tyrosine kinases to regulate a wide range of biological processes during development and adulthood. FGF receptors (FGFRs) are involved ...

28 If both parents have achondroplasia, then testing the pregnancy for homozygosity or compound heterozygosity for mutations in FGFR3 is readily available, because 97% of patients with ...

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AIM Achondroplasia can result in respiratory difficulty in early infancy. The aim of this study was to document lung growth during infancy, together with the cause of any cardiorespiratory and sleep ...

Middle-to-large sized vessels are typically affected if there is vascular involvement. IgG4-RD has only been recently described in the medical literature, and the number of studies on this subject is ...

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Further studies are required to confirm diagnostic validity vis-à-vis PSG as a reference standard. A narrative review of the relevant literature was performed. Sources were identified through PubMed ...