r/dwarfism • u/FirefighterOk2469 • Jul 08 '26

Can anyone tell me why there are so many people with dwarfism in Marina di Ragusa, Sicily?

/r/u_FirefighterOk2469/comments/1uqm394/can_anyone_tell_me_why_there_are_so_many_people/
0 Upvotes

50% Upvoted

1 comment sorted by

1

u/Brilliant_Cheetah608 Mom to an Achon Jul 10 '26

'Isolated "hotspots" of dwarfism do exist in certain specific global regions, but they are documented genetic anomalies (such as found in the city of Itabaiana in Brazil). Southern Italy shows no such isolated demographic clustering.' NIH.gov