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Im not sure but my sister died of Marfan syndrom at 32 years of age. She looked very much like children with primorial dwarfism except she was tall. I know marfan affects the filibrin gene. I wonder if anyone is checking for some type of connection? My sister left two children behind. I hope Brandon gets a longer life.
DH
January 26, 2009 at 8:12 pm
hi im lesley i saw kennady on tlc i think she is cute and amazing how is she doing and how old is she now
lesley
August 17, 2009 at 2:53 pm
Primordial Dwarfism- the little girl with her father and her white jacket. What a little darling. How cute. How old is she and what are their life expentcies?
Anne P. Rawson
September 28, 2009 at 1:53 pm
its shoking to know that this stuff is real
abu
October 6, 2011 at 7:52 am
I was looking to see if there have been any studies comparing Homo floresiensis to primordial dwarfs, and so far all I’ve found is the original Nature article that mentions in passing that the features don’t match up. I don’t like this idea anyway, since primordial dwarfism is an extremely rare recessive gene, and an entire 75,000 year population of them seems very unlikely.
I read about Kenadie, who is 7 now I think, and her condition. Apparently primordial dwarfs don’t tend to live much past their teens, and are extremely delicate, and have a hard time getting enough calories and are very prone to breaking bones. Anyway, Kenadie is doing well, she is in second grade and is receiving extra help for her learning disabilities, and is well accepted by the other children.
Shaina Stone
December 2, 2011 at 5:26 am