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The following is a list of people who are known for their dwarfism and who have been open about it. While these people are not known for being the shortest ever, they have been mentioned in sources describing how the condition has affected their lives. Dwarfism is caused by several different types of medical conditions, and is typically defined ...
Turner syndrome has a number of physical and psychological impacts, including short stature, heart defects, neck webbing, delayed or absent puberty, and infertility. The phenotype of Turner syndrome is affected by mosaicism, where cell lines with a single sex chromosome are combined with those with multiple.
10 paź 2024 · Very short stature of 4 feet 10 inches or less that results from a genetic or medical condition is considered dwarfism. Learn about causes and treatment.
18 cze 2019 · Introduction. Turner syndrome is a rare condition characterized by female hypergonadotropic hypogonadism, infertility, short stature, endocrine and metabolic disorders, an increased risk of...
27 gru 2013 · This chapter examines the everyday experiences of short women, focusing on the problems they face and the coping strategies used to navigate being short in a heightist society. Further, this chapter views height as a stigmatized identity, which both negatively and positively impacts short women.
Abstract. PurposeThis chapter examines the everyday experiences of short women, focusing on the problems they face and the coping strategies used to navigate being short in a heightist society...
19 lis 2022 · SHORT syndrome is a rare autosomal dominant disorder caused by mutations in the PI3KR1 gene. A salient clinical feature is profound insulin resistance (IR).
