Cartilage Hair Hypoplasia is a form of dwarfism most often seen among the Amish and people of Finnish descent.
Cartilage Hair Hypoplasia is a recessive genetic condition causing shortened limbs in relation to the torso. During childhood, it is also associated with impaired immunity. The person's hair is also often sparse and brittle.
Actor Billy Barty is short statured due to Cartilage Hair Hypoplasia. Barty founded Little People of America.
Billy Barty Foundation
Actor Billy Barty founded this nonprofit that takes a hands-on
and advocacy approach to improving the lives of people with short stature.
Born
a Giant
Covering the impressive entertainment career of Billy Barty.
Cartilage
Hair Hypoplasia
Information from the Greenburg Center for Skeletal Dysplasias.
Cartilage
Hair Hypoplasia; CHH
Lots of highly technical information and links.
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