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A drug can make children with the most common form of dwarfism taller—but height isn't the same as a better life • Oct. 14, 2026, 3:00 AM ET (Medical Xpress)

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A household dwarf (bottom right) pictured with the Gonzaga family, detail of “Ludovico Gonzaga, His Family and Court,” fresco by Andrea Mantegna, 1474; in the Camera degli Sposi, Palazzo Ducale, Mantua, Italy.

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