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achondroplasia

My son is 12 weeks old and he has achondroplasia,he was born with large head and short limbs.when he was 9 days old he had repeated attacks of central apnea and cyanosis,the condition has been repeated every 7-9 days,what shall i do i don't know?will the condition regress when he grows up or is it serious and leads to death?
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535822 tn?1443976780
I am sorry that you have this worry and I hope your boy does okay .here is a link may help you more    http://www.medhelp.org/forums/Pediatrics/show/153    ; or just go back to the forums page look to the right there is an expert/doctor Pediatric forum ,, for better answers .good luck
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