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Human Growth Foundation

7777 Leesburg Pike (P.O. Box 309),

Falls Church, VA 22043

Phone: (800) 451-6434 or (703) 883-1773

Fax: (703) 883-1776

Web page: www.hgfound.org


Little People of America (LPA), Inc.

P.O. Box 745,

Lubbock, TX 79408

Toll free help line: 888.LPA.2001 (24 hours daily, voice mail & fax)

E-mail: LPADataBase@juno.com

Web Site: www.lpaonline.org
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Women can have Hemophilia as well as men. It is very rare but, It is possible.



Posted by:  paschar  Posted on: 02/15/2010
We found no mention of the G380R mutation factor in FGFR3 and other related conditions i.e. spinal stenosis, Kartagener`s Syndrome. Paschar




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