Syndactyly
Summary:
Syndactyly is a term used to describe webbed or conjoined digits (fingers or toes). It may occur as an isolated finding or may be a symptom of a genetic syndrome. There are over 300 genetic syndromes that involve syndactyly
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Causes of Syndactyly
Cause:
During normal embryonic (fetal) development, the hand initially forms in the shape of a paddle, and then eventually splits into separate fingers. Syndactyly results when one or more fingers fail to separate during this time.[1, 4]
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Causes List for Syndactyly
Some possible causes of Syndactyly or similar disorders may include:3
- ADULT syndrome (Finger syndactyly, Toe syndactyly)
- Aarskog syndrome, autosomal dominant (Syndactyly)
- Aarskog syndrome (Finger syndactyly, Syndactyly)
- Aarskog-Scott syndrome (Finger syndactyly, Syndactyly)
- Ablepharon macrostomia syndrome ...
Types of Syndactyly
Some of the types of this condition may include:4 Types of Syndactyly:
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Related Diseases: The following diseases are related to Syndactyly. If you have a question about any of these diseases, you can contact GARD.
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References
- Source: GARD (NIH): rarediseases.info.nih.gov/ diseases/ 13181/ syndactyly
- ibid.
- Source: Algorithmically Generated List
- Source: Human Phenotype Ontology
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