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We have designed a questionnaire with the purpose to better know the population connected to achondroplasia.
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Growth Curve comparison hoover fong

Mean height for age comparison between original (Horton et al., 1978) and new height for age curves (grayed area and red line) from 0 to 16 years of age.

Credits: Hoover-Fong, et al.


del Pinos height for age for boys
Mean height-for-age chart comparing the growth of boys of average height (intermitent line) with boys with achondroplasia (continuous line) for the argentinian population from 0 to 18 years.
Credits: del Pino et al.

del Pinos height for age for girls

Mean height-for-age chart comparing the growth of girls of average height (intermitent line) with girls with achondroplasia (continuous line) for the argentinian population from 0 to 18 years.

Credits: del Pino et al.

 
height for age males tofts
Height-for-age charts for boys with achondroplasia in the australian population from age 0 to 18 years.
Credits: Tofts te al.

height for age females tofts
Height-for-age charts for girls with achondroplasia in the australian population from age 0 to 18 years.
Credits: Tofts te al.
Sources:

  1. Hoover-Fong, J., et al., A height-for-age growth reference for children with achondroplasia: Expanded applications and comparison with original reference data. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, 2017. 173(5): p. 1226-1230.
  2. del Pino, M., V. Fano, and H. Lejarraga, Growth references for height, weight, and head circumference for Argentine children with achondroplasia. Eur J Pediatr, 2011. 170(4): p. 453-9.
  3. Tofts, L., et al., Growth charts for Australian children with achondroplasia. Am J Med Genet A, 2017. 173(8): p. 2189-2200.
 
 
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