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International Dwarfism Awareness Day 2024 - October 25
October 30 , 2024
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- The day spreads about awareness on Achondroplasia - bone growth disorder that causes dwarfism.
- Dwarfism is short stature that results from a genetic or medical condition.
- It is generally defined as an adult height of less than 4 feet 10 inches (147 centimetres).
- Achondroplasia is the most common type of dwarfism, and the word itself means 'without cartilage formation'.
- Dwarfism occurs one in every 15,000 to one in 40,000 births.
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