What is the life span of a drawf?


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"Although little people generally have the same life expectancy as anyone else, many suffer from chronic bone and neurological disorders, said Ginny Foos, who coordinates a clinic on dwarfism at Children's Hospital in Oakland. There are 150 kinds of the genetic condition known as dwarfism. But outside major metropolitan areas, there are few doctors with any expertise in them, said Foos, a little person herself."

http://www.yopeggy.com/art_mn_00.html

"Prognosis of Dwarfism: Usually normal life expectancy"

http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/d/dwarfism/intro.htm

"People who are short statured have approximately normal life expectancy. Administration of human growth hormone may increase their adult height although they are unlikely to attain normal height."

http://health.enotes.com/childrens-health-encyclopedia/dwarfism

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What's a drawf?
About as long as a dwarf's.
It depends. There are different types of dwarfism.


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