Medicine:Synpolydactyly

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Synpolydactyly
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Synpolydactyly is a joint presentation of syndactyly (fusion of digits) and polydactyly (production of supernumerary digits). This is often a result of a mutation in the HOX D13 gene.[1]

Types

OMIM Name Gene
Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) 186000 SPD1 HOXD13
Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) 608180 SPD2 FBLN1
Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) 610234 SPD3 ? at 14q11.2-q12

References

  1. "Synpolydactyly: clinical and molecular advances". Clin. Genet. 73 (2): 113–20. February 2008. doi:10.1111/j.1399-0004.2007.00935.x. PMID 18177473. 

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