sortaplainnonjane
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sortaplainnonjane484 karma
No, not personality disorders. She had 1 set of DNA in most of her cells, and a different strain in some cells. She only realized it when she gave birth to children, then the maternity results were saying she wasn't the mother, so IIRC, she was getting busted for welfare fraud. Her lawyer found another mom with the same issue.
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His specific type is autosomal dominant, which means he only needed to inherent one copy of the gene to have the condition. It can also occur from new mutations.
More info: https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/pseudoachondroplasia/#inheritance
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I'm a tall woman so obviously don't have the same perspective, but you can probably imagine what it's like to go through a world that isn't built for you. Your bathroom counter is too high. You can't reach the gas pedal in your car. Clothes aren't commonly in your size. Grocery store shelves are well above your head. I mean, literally everything around you is made for someone much taller.
There was a TLC show "Little People, Big World" that covered a lot of this. IIRC the dad's job was making objects for accommodation.
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