Details of Disease
General Information of Disease (ID: DISDSSO2)
| Disease Name | Non-syndromic syndactyly | |||||
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| Synonyms | syndactyly; symphalangy; symphalangism; isolated syndactyly; webbing of digits; chromosome 2q35 duplication syndrome; nonsyndromic syndactyly | |||||
| Definition |
A congenital condition characterized by webbing between the fingers and/or toes, joining the digits together. In rare cases, the joining of the fingers or toes may involve bony fusion between the digits. Common causes include Down Syndrome and hereditary syndactyly.|Editor note: Orphanet calls this brachydactyly, but this is implicitly the non-syndromic form due to placement in the ORDO hierarchy
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