The journey of pregnancy: a qualitative study on the lived experiences of women with dwarfism [PDF]
BMC Pregnancy and ChildbirthBackground Due to being short, a series of persistent misconceptions, such as being incapable of sexual activity, unsuitable for reproduction, and having a high chance of genetically transmitting dwarfism to offspring, predominantly exist over women with
Zuvairiya Nassar +2 more
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Disabilities and Handicaps of Patients with Laron Syndrome [PDF]
ChildrenBackground: Laron Syndrome (LS) is a rare hereditary form of dwarfism occurring, with few exceptions, in Jewish, Muslim, and Asian populations or their descendants spread over all continents. It is caused by deletions or mutations in the GH-Receptor gene,
Zvi Laron
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Induction of Autopolyploidy and Preliminary Investigation of the Dwarfing Mechanism in Hedychium coccineum [PDF]
PlantsIn this study, Hedychium coccineum tetraploid plants and octaploid plants induced by colchicine were used as materials. The ploidy levels were precisely identified by combining root tip squash and flow cytometry analyses, and the differences between ...
Fang Wang +7 more
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Pseudoachondroplasia: A case report [PDF]
Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2013 Introduction. Pseudoachondroplasia (PSACH) is an autosomal dominant osteochondrodysplasia due to mutations in the gene encoding cartilage oligomeric matrix protein. It is characterized by rhizomelic dwarfism, limb and vertebral deformity, joint laxity
Radlović Vladimir +6 more
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Case Report: Dual pathogenic mechanism of a PRKG2 missense variant underlies an attenuated phenotype of acromesomelic dysplasia [PDF]
Frontiers in GeneticsAcromesomelic dysplasia comprises a group of rare skeletal disorders characterized by dwarfism with anomalies predominantly affecting the middle and distal segments of the limbs.
Daria Akimova +5 more
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"Get down on your knees": Representing the Seven Dwarfs in the Pantomime
Disability Studies Quarterly, 2022 Dwarfs are prominent figures within the entertainment industry, but there is limited academic focus on representations of them in the theatre. In this paper, I explore one of the most prominent representations of dwarfism in the theatre: Snow White and ...
Erin Pritchard
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: a fairytale for endocrinologists
Endocrine Connections, 2021 ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’, a fairytale that is widely known across the Western world, was originally written by the Brothers Grimm, and published in 1812 as ‘Snow White’.
Athanasios Zervas +2 more
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Les Nouvelles de l’Archéologie, 2021 Mexican and Peruvian art of the Pre-Columbian and colonial period is full of information on the way in which handicaps were perceived in the Aztec and Inca cultures.
Nathalie Brown
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Truncation of POC1A associated with short stature and extreme insulin resistance [PDF]
, 2015 We describe a female proband with primordial dwarfism, skeletal dysplasia, facial dysmorphism, extreme dyslipidaemic insulin resistance and fatty liver associated with a novel homozygous frameshift mutation in POC1A, predicted to affect two of the three ...
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The Intersection of Dwarfism and Gender in Alisa’s Tale: Raising Awareness through Graphic Narrative
The Comics Grid: Journal of Comics Scholarship, 2022 This note explores how the experiences of people with dwarfism are explored in the comic Alisa’s Tale (A short story) by Al Davison (2013). The aim is to discuss how the comic educates readers about the lived experiences of people with dwarfism ...
Erin Pritchard
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