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Achondroplasia

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Genetic counseling may be helpful for prospective parents when one or both have achondroplasia. However, because achondroplasia usually arises as a spontaneous mutation, prevention is not always possible.


Review Date: 12/18/2006
Reviewed By: Daniel Rauch, MD, FAAP, Director, Pediatric Hospitalist Program, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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