Michele Sullivan knows within the first few seconds of meeting someone she’s going to be underestimated or dismissed. Born with metatropic dysplasia, a rare form of dwarfism, the 4-foot-tall Sullivan ...

The transient receptor potential vanilloid 4 (TRPV4) cation channel, a member of the TRP vanilloid subfamily, is expressed in a broad range of tissues where it participates in the generation of Ca 2+ ...

New research has revealed how mechanical forces caused by fetal movements drive skeletal development in the embryo. The study was published and featured in the journal Science Advances. Its findings ...

You have full access to this article via your institution. Caudal appendages also occur as typical or frequent manifestations of certain syndromes. Very little imaging or surgical evidence exists ...

The family of a disabled boy say he cannot get to school after being refused taxi transport by Stockport council. Ben Beech, 11, from Romiley, has a rare form of dwarfism known as metatropic dysplasia ...