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International Dwarfism Awareness Day 2023 - October 25

October 31 , 2023 263 days 293 0
  • The day spreads awareness for achondroplasia, a bone growth disorder that causes dwarfism.
  • Achondroplasia means “without cartilage formation.”
  • It occurs in one in every 15,000 to one in 40,000 live births.
  • Those who have this condition are called dwarfs, which is why this condition is also called dwarfism.

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