According to this information 151 million Americans earned some sort of wages or compensation in 2011. The median wage in the US per person is $26,695. This tells us a lot since the median household income is at $50,500. Since the Census data looks at households, this data hones in on individual wage earners.
For several years, Dr. Wasmuth and his team had suspected that the gene, FGFR3, was responsible for a defect that causes Huntington's disease, a neurological disorder. But they found no link. They took another look after other researchers suggested that the same chromosome region might harbor the achondroplasia gene.
The most common types of dwarfism, known as skeletal dysplasias, are genetic. Skeletal dysplasias are conditions of abnormal bone growth that cause disproportionate dwarfism. They include: Achondroplasia.The most common form of dwarfism, achondroplasia occurs in about one out of 26,000 to 40,000 babies and is evident at birth.People with achondroplasia have a relatively long trunk and shortened upper parts of their arms and legs.chondroplasia. The most common form of dwarfism, achondroplasia occurs in about one out of 26,000 to 40,000 babies and is evident at birth. People with achondroplasia have a relatively long trunk and shortened upper parts of their arms and legs.