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Ascendis’ likely approval of TransCon CNP for achondroplasia poses a major threat to BioMarin’s best-selling drug. Read why I ...
Tyra Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: TYRA), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing next-generation precision ...
Barcelona soccer star Lamine Yamal is facing scrutiny after he allegedly hired people with dwarfism to entertain guests at ...
Performers defend their presence at the footballer’s 18th birthday and reject a statement made on their behalf by a ...
Barcelona’s star forward Lamine Yamal bluntly brushed off the controversy surrounding the allegedly illegal hiring of people ...
Achondroplasia is the most common cause of dwarfism and is caused by overactivity of the FGFR3 protein, which slows bone growth in children's limbs, spine, and the base of their skull.
There are 15,000 to 20,000 people with related skeletal-growth disorders in the United States and Europe, Kumar said. Some 7,000 to 10,000 of those have achondroplasia.
A Spanish disability rights group criticized the use of people with dwarfism as entertainment at soccer star Lamine Yamal's ...
Lamine Yamal is to be investigated after he allegedly hired people with dwarfism to perform at his 18th birthday party.
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 ...
Voices Ricky Gervais made growing up with achondroplasia an extra burden – and now he wants to be a mental health campaigner. Gervais has been battling mixed reviews and Twitter trolls of late ...