AURORA, Colo. (KRDO) — A new study shows children with achondroplasia, the most common form of dwarfism, grew more than two centimeters per year on a new oral therapy, according to health officials.
Children’s Hospital Colorado was one of 27 sites across ten countries to participate in the study, which compared children on the oral medication to those on a placebo.
Achondroplasia occurs in one out of every 26,000 to 40,000 and is caused by genetic changes that affect bone growth, differences in the shape of the spine and limbs and proportionality, according to the hospital…