Or Dwarves, for you Tolkein fans.
I was reading Victor McKusick’s obit in the NYTimes when I saw this bit regarding is study of genetic disorders:
Dwarfism, which was unusually common in the Amish population, was the first one that he studied in detail. He then went on to discover previously unrecognized inherited disorders.
Now, I know the Amish have their problems…I used to see quite a few Amish kids while working as a clerk in a children’s hospital ER, but the only physical disorders I ever saw was polydactylism.
Not to be an Amish basher (although the chances of them reading this are…erm…small), but it makes me wonder where the Amish dwarfs are hidden (especially after reading this tale of the harsh realities of growing up Amish).