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Survey about achondroplasia
We have designed a questionnaire with the purpose to better know the population connected to achondroplasia.
The questionnaire is optional and anonymous. The data obtained will be used for statistical purposes and to better understand the natural history of achondroplasia. Please consider answering.
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Click on the sections below to access the respective growth charts:
BMI curves for boys (A) and girls (B) from 0 to 16 years of age (solid lines) superimposed with the curves for average height from the World Health Organization (WHO; from 0 to 2 years of age) and the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC; from 2 to 16 years of age) (dotted and grayed sections).
BMI for boys with achondroplasia in the australian population from age 0 to 18 years. Credits: Tofts et al.
BMI for boys with achondroplasia in the australian population from age 0 to 18 years. Credits: Tofts et al.
Sources:
Hoover-Fong, J.E., et al., Age-appropriate body mass index in children with achondroplasia: interpretation in relation to indexes of height. Am J Clin Nutr, 2008. 88(2): p. 364-71. Available from: http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/88/2/364.long.
Tofts, L., et al., Growth charts for Australian children with achondroplasia. Am J Med Genet A, 2017. 173(8): p. 2189-2200. Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28599087.
