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.
Narrowing of the spinal canal. Achondroplasia is one of the most common causes of short stature today. People with Achondroplasia have an average body size but disproportionate (shorter) limbs. The average height of a male is 4'4 and a female is 4'1.This is due to the long bones growing more slowly as opposed to the rest of the body, both in the womb and throughout childhood.Young children with Achondroplasia may have hearing, speech or breathing problems, but all of these are treatable.he average height of a male is 4'4 and a female is 4'1. This is due to the long bones growing more slowly as opposed to the rest of the body, both in the womb and throughout childhood. Young children with Achondroplasia may have hearing, speech or breathing problems, but all of these are treatable.