ALLMedicine™ Achondroplasia Center

Apr 29th, 2021 - Achondroplasia is the commonest hereditary skeletal dysplasia exhibiting dwarfism with characteristic rhizomelic (proximal) shortening of the limbs. It is predominantly linked with an autosomal dominant inheritance, but sporadic mutations can occu...

Apr 8th, 2021 - Previous studies have found a high prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in children with achondroplasia, but clinical studies on this complication in adults with achondroplasia are lacking. This population-based, cross-sectional study inves...

Mar 30th, 2021 - Bimodal intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM), combining transcranial motor-evoked potentials (tcMEP) and somatosensory-evoked potentials (SSEP), enables real-time detection and prevention of spinal cord injury during pediatric spinal deformity co...

Mar 29th, 2021 - Hydrocephalus, a complication of achondroplasia, requires treatment when it is symptomatic. Hydrocephalus associated with achondroplasia is often treated with ventriculoperitoneal shunting, and endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) is rarely perf...

Mar 19th, 2021 - Achondroplasia (ACH), the most common form of dwarfism is caused by a missense mutation in the gene coding for fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (FGFR3). The resulting increase in FGFR3 signaling perturbs the proliferation and differentiation of...

Apr 29th, 2021 - Achondroplasia is the commonest hereditary skeletal dysplasia exhibiting dwarfism with characteristic rhizomelic (proximal) shortening of the limbs. It is predominantly linked with an autosomal dominant inheritance, but sporadic mutations can occu...

Apr 8th, 2021 - Previous studies have found a high prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in children with achondroplasia, but clinical studies on this complication in adults with achondroplasia are lacking. This population-based, cross-sectional study inves...

Mar 30th, 2021 - Bimodal intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM), combining transcranial motor-evoked potentials (tcMEP) and somatosensory-evoked potentials (SSEP), enables real-time detection and prevention of spinal cord injury during pediatric spinal deformity co...

Mar 29th, 2021 - Hydrocephalus, a complication of achondroplasia, requires treatment when it is symptomatic. Hydrocephalus associated with achondroplasia is often treated with ventriculoperitoneal shunting, and endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) is rarely perf...

Mar 19th, 2021 - Achondroplasia (ACH), the most common form of dwarfism is caused by a missense mutation in the gene coding for fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (FGFR3). The resulting increase in FGFR3 signaling perturbs the proliferation and differentiation of...

Oct 25th, 2020 - A year of daily subcutaneous vosoritide was associated with a 0.6-inch (1.5-cm) greater increase in height than placebo in children with achondroplasia, the most common form of human dwarfism. There was no difference in the incidence of side effec...

Oct 25th, 2020 - A year of daily subcutaneous vosoritide was associated with a 0.6-inch (1.5-cm) greater increase in height than placebo in children with achondroplasia, the most common form of human dwarfism. There was no difference in the incidence of side effec...

May 28th, 2020 - (Reuters Health) - New clinical guidance from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) on health supervision across the lifespan of people with achondroplasia focuses on recent advances in technology that can help diagnose and manage patients with...

Jun 18th, 2019 - Children with achondroplasia, the genetic bone growth disorder that causes disproportionate dwarfism, saw sustained increases in annualized growth velocity with an investigational C-type natriuretic peptide analogue called vosoritide, researchers ...

Jun 17th, 2019 - The results are preliminary, but a novel investigative agent has shown promise in a small trial in children for the treatment of achondroplasia, the most common form of human dwarfism. A phase 2 proof of concept study found that treatment with vos...