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Understanding impaired bone growth, what causes it, and how important it is to stay on top of management is the foundation for living a full and happy life with achondroplasia. If you or anyone you know would like to learn more about achondroplasia, this is a great place to start.
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Learn what causes achondroplasia, how bone growth is affected, and how to assemble the right care team in an on-demand video hosted by an expert.
The MAGIC Foundation is a charitable nonprofit organization created to provide support services for the families of children afflicted with a wide variety of chronic and/or critical disorders, syndromes, and diseases that affect a child’s growth. Motto: Children have a short time to grow and a lifetime to live with the results! Together we are MAGIC!
Email: contactus@magicfoundation.org
4200 Cantera Dr. #106
Warrenville, IL 60555
Phone: (800) 362-4423
Phone: (630) 836-8200
Fax: (630) 836-8181
Growing Stronger’s mission is to improve the quality of medical care for little people through supporting research.
Phone: (408) 475-1787
Dedicated to the most common form of dwarfism—achondroplasia—and other congenital abnormalities, the Chandler Project is a place for advocacy and community, and a resource for research and development education for patients and parents of children with achondroplasia.
Email: chandler@thechandlerproject.org
PO Box 7549
Little Rock, AR 72207
Phone: (501) 240-9863
Fax: (501) 223-2960
Little People of America (LPA) is dedicated to improving the quality of life for people with dwarfism throughout their lives while celebrating with great pride little people’s contribution to social diversity. LPA strives to bring solutions and global awareness to the prominent issues affecting individuals of short stature and their families.
617 Broadway #15
Sonoma, CA 95476
Human Growth Foundation serves as a global leader in endocrine research, education, patient advocacy, and support.
Email: hgf1@hgfound.org
99 Glen Cove Ave, Suite 5
Glen Head, NY 11545
Phone: (800) 451-6434
Fax: (516) 671-4055
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