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Homozygous feature of isolated triphalangeal thumb-preaxial polydactyly linked to 7q36: no phenotypic difference between homozygotes and heterozygotes.
Clinical genetics - 1 Jul 2009
Semerci C N, Demirkan F, Ozdemir M, Biskin E, Akin B, Bagci H, Akarsu N A
Abstract excerpt
Preaxial polydactyly is a common limb malformation in humans with variable clinical expression. Different types of triphalangeal thumb-preaxial polydactyly phenotypes were mapped to the chromosome 7q36 region. We studied a large Turkish family of 69 individuals, of whom 22 individuals were affected. In all, 11 affected family members were clinically and radiologically evaluated. All affected individuals had a...
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