How Many Types Of Dwarfism Are There?

There are an estimated 200 types of dwarfism. Dwarfism means that a person has an adult height of 4 feet 10 inches or shorter. Some types are an inherited genetic condition, and in some types it's a deficient hormone that causes the short stature.

• Josh Ryan Evans and achondroplasia
• Hypopituitary dwarfism and the Munchkins

Actor Verne Troyer ("Mini-Me") has a type of dwarfism

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