1 Two different mutations in the FGFR3 gene cause more than 99 per cent of cases of achondroplasia. 2  It is a dominant genetic disease so only one copy of the FGFR3 gene needs to be mutated for symptoms to develop. 3  Achondroplasia can be inherited from a parent with the disease.chondroplasia is a genetic disorder affecting bone development that results in short-limb dwarfism. 1  Achondroplasia is the most common form of short-limb dwarfism, a disorder in which bone tissue does not develop properly, especially the long bones of the arms and legs.
Common symptoms include fever, rash, joint pain, and conjunctivitis (redness of the eyes). In Brazil, the viral infection has been linked to birth defects (mainly small head and small brain size, termed microcephaly) in babies (newborns) whose mothers became infected with Zika virus during their pregnancy.
zika is an illness caused by a virus that is spread to humans through mosquito bitessymptoms of zika may include fever headache red eyes rash muscle aches and joint painsthe illness is usually mild lasting 4 7 days travelers who go to certain places in africa asia and the western pacific region are at risk of getting zika see mapcases have also been reported in brazil the mosquito that carries zika virus can bite during the day and night both indoors and outdoors and often lives around buildings in urban areasymptoms of zika may include fever headache red eyes rash muscle aches and joint pains the illness is usually mild lasting 4 7 days travelers who go to certain places in africa asia and the western pacific region are at risk of getting zika see map