70% of all cases of dwarfism, is called achondroplasia.
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4 out of 5 of children with achondroplasia are born to average-size parents.
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1 in 10,000 people are affected by dwarfism.
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200 types of dwarfism
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395 athletes, 17 countries competing in the dwarfism games in 240 days
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occurs in 1 in 15,000 to 1 in 40,000 births.
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It is caused by the mutation of the FGFR3 gene.
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The average height for an adult with achondroplasia is a little over 4 feet.
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The chance of inheriting dwarfism from parents with dwarfism is 25%.
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When TLC's The Little Couple "Zoey Makes 4" episode there were over 3.9 million viewers, the highest since November 2012
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