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Summary Literature (0)
DOID:4480 - achondroplasia


Disease Ontology Definition:An osteochondrodysplasia that is characterized by short stature caused by rhizomelic shortening of the limbs, characteristic facies with frontal bossing and midface hypoplasia, exaggerated lumbar lordosis, limitation of elbow extension, genu varum, and trident hand and that has_material_basis_in heterozygous mutation in the fibroblast growth factor receptor-3 gene (FGFR3) on chromosome 4p16.3. Achondroplasia results in dwarfism due to the abnormal ossification of cartilage in the long bone.

Synonyms: Achondroplastic physique, Chondrodystrophia, osteosclerosis congenita,

Xenbase Genes : fgfr3

Mondo Disease Ontology (on Monarch Initiative):
MONDO:0007037 - Achondroplasia


Other Model Organisms: AGR, MGI, ZFIN, FlyBase, WormBase, RGD

Ontology Viewers: Disease Ontology, EMBL-EBI, OLSVis tree view, Ontobee
Parent(s): osteochondrodysplasia (is_a)