Medical articles of Achondroplasia

23/01/2019
Dr Melita Irving
Clinical Geneticist
Achondroplasia: facts from an expert
Achondroplasia might not be a word you are familiar with, but everyone would recognise its effects. Leading clinical geneticist Dr Melita Irving gives us the facts about the leading cause of dwarfism.
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27/02/2018
Dr Melita Irving
Clinical Geneticist
Research and advances in skeletal dysplasia management: Rare Disease Day 2018
Rare Disease Day takes place on the last day of February every year, with the goal of raising awareness of rare diseases. Dr Irving is a clinical geneticist with a specialist interest in skeletal dysplasia. Here, in an interview with Guy’s and St Thomas’, she explains what her research involves.
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06/09/2017
Written by Top Doctors
Achondroplasia: the most common cause of dwarfism
Achondroplasia is the most common cause of dwarfism, this article explores the symptoms and characteristics, as well as how it is treated.