{"id":85,"date":"2023-05-10T20:45:42","date_gmt":"2023-05-10T20:45:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skeletaldysplasia-dev-001.azurewebsites.net\/en-us\/?page_id=85"},"modified":"2023-06-29T13:47:36","modified_gmt":"2023-06-29T13:47:36","slug":"about-skeletal-dysplasia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/skeletal-dysplasia.biomarin.com\/en-us\/about-skeletal-dysplasia\/","title":{"rendered":"About Skeletal Dysplasia"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"acf-block-649d5b4c5d72d\" class=\"simple-hero\">\n        <div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <h1>About Skeletal Dysplasia\n<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"What-is-skeletal-dysplasia\" class=\"block wrapped-content\">\n    <div class=\"wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n                \n<div id=\"acf-block-64615372682d2\" class=\"block-wysiwyg\">\n            <h2 style=\"text-align: center\">What is skeletal dysplasia?<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Skeletal dysplasia is a term used to describe hundreds of genetic conditions that can affect a child\u2019s growth, including the development of their bones, cartilage (joints), and other parts of the body.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">The most common type of skeletal dysplasia is called achondroplasia, with other types including spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita (SEDC), multiple epiphyseal dysplasia (MED), and pseudoachondroplasia. Other conditions include hip dysplasia and Legg-Calv\u00e9-Perthes disease. These are only a few of the hundreds of types of skeletal conditions that are diagnosed each year.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"acf-block-646713fe90a1c\" class=\"block call-to-action content-reverse\">\n    <div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"box\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-content\">\n\t\t\t\t                            <div class=\"cta-image\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/skeletal-dysplasia.biomarin.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/Call-out-1_M.png?v=0.23\" alt=\"Infographic of DNA showing genetic skeletal dysplasia percentage\" \/>                        <\/div>\n                    \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-content-main\">\n                        <div class=\"content-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t            <p class=\"pretitle\">DID YOU KNOW?<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t        <h2 class=\"h3\">Over 90% of skeletal dysplasia is genetic.\n<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"What-are-the-symptoms-of-skeletal-dysplasia\" class=\"block wrapped-content\">\n    <div class=\"wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n                \n<div id=\"acf-block-6461537268873\" class=\"block-wysiwyg\">\n            <h2 style=\"text-align: center\">What are the symptoms of skeletal dysplasia?<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">The symptoms of skeletal dysplasia can vary based on the specific type. Because there are so many different types, you\u2019ll find that many of the symptoms overlap.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"acf-block-646153726aadc\" class=\"block split-content equal-bias bottom-border block-tight-top block-tight-bottom\" data-muted-autoplay=\"false\">\n\t<div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n\t\t                                                                <div class=\"content-block first-block\">\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    \n                                    \n                                                                                                                \n                                    \n                                    <figure>\n                                        <div class=\"image image-rounded\">\n                                                                                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/skeletal-dysplasia.biomarin.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/Knocked-Legs.png?v=0.23\" alt=\"Photo of child showing skeletal dysplasia symptoms including short stature and knock knees\" \/>                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                                                            <\/figure>\n                                                                                    <\/div>\n                    \n                                            <div class=\"content-block second-block\">\n                                                                                                <h3>Symptoms of skeletal dysplasia may include:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Short stature (child\u2019s height is below average for their age)<\/li>\n<li>Short trunk and neck<\/li>\n<li>Short limbs with longer hands\/feet<\/li>\n<li>Joint stiffness<\/li>\n<li>Legs that bow outward (bowlegs) or inward (knock knees)<\/li>\n<li>Fragile bones<\/li>\n<li>Developmental delays<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                                \t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"acf-block-646153726ad3e\" class=\"block cards cards-2-col block-tight-top block-tight-bottom\">\n\t<div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-title\">\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t    \n<div id=\"acf-block-646153726b26b\" class=\"card card-product\" data-muted-autoplay=\"false\">\n    \t    \n\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-image\" src=\"https:\/\/skeletal-dysplasia.biomarin.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/Card-1-Icon@2x-2.png?v=0.23\" alt=\"Infographic of stroller explaining how common skeletal dysplasia is in babies\" \/>        \n\t    <div class=\"card-content\">\n                            <h4>How common is skeletal dysplasia?\n<\/h4>\n        \n                                                                                                            <p>About <strong>1 in 5,000<\/strong> babies are born with skeletal dysplasia.<\/p>\n                                                                                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"acf-block-646153726b2d5\" class=\"card card-product\" data-muted-autoplay=\"false\">\n    \t    \n\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-image\" src=\"https:\/\/skeletal-dysplasia.biomarin.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/Card-2-Icon@2x-1-owB-2.png?v=0.23\" alt=\"Infographic of magnifying glass revealing symptoms of skeletal dysplasia in toddlers and older children\" \/>        \n\t    <div class=\"card-content\">\n                            <h4>When do symptoms appear?\n<\/h4>\n        \n                                                                                                            <p>In some children, symptoms of skeletal dysplasia may be visible in the womb or at birth. In others, the symptoms may not appear until later in childhood.<\/p>\n                                                                                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"What-causes-skeletal-dysplasia\" class=\"block wrapped-content\">\n    <div class=\"wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n                \n<div id=\"acf-block-646153726b35b\" class=\"block-wysiwyg\">\n            <h2 style=\"text-align: center\">What causes skeletal dysplasia?<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Skeletal dysplasia is most commonly caused by a change in a child\u2019s genes (a mutation). Genes are a blueprint that determine health and development. Genes can play a big role in helping to identify the underlying cause of your child\u2019s skeletal dysplasia. In fact, over 90% of skeletal dysplasia is genetic.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"acf-block-646a87e53e0da\" class=\"block call-to-action content-reverse\">\n    <div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"box\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-content\">\n\t\t\t\t                            <div class=\"cta-image\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/skeletal-dysplasia.biomarin.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/Call-out-2_M@2x.png?v=0.23\" alt=\"Infographic of cards showing how many types of skeletal dysplasia there are\" \/>                        <\/div>\n                    \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-content-main\">\n                        <div class=\"content-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t            <p class=\"pretitle\">DID YOU KNOW?<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t        <h2 class=\"h3\">There are more than 450 types of skeletal dysplasia.\n<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"acf-block-646a87e53e189\" class=\"block call-to-action call-to-action-no-bg\">\n    <div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"box\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-content\">\n\t\t\t\t                            <div class=\"cta-image\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/skeletal-dysplasia.biomarin.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/READABOUTDIAGOSIS_Icon.svg\" alt=\"Icon of book to encourage learning more about skeletal dysplasia diagnosis\" \/>                        <\/div>\n                    \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-content-main\">\n                        <div class=\"content-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t        <h2 class=\"h3\">Learn how skeletal dysplasia is diagnosed\n<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t                                <div class=\"content-block\">\n                                <p><a class=\"button button-ghost button-arrow\" href=\"https:\/\/skeletal-dysplasia.biomarin.com\/en-us\/confirming-a-diagnosis\/\" target=\"_self\">Read about diagnosis<\/a><\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-85","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>What is Skeletal Dysplasia? 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