Polydactyly: a study of a five generation Indian family.

doi:10.1136/jmg.30.4.296

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Polydactyly: a study of a five generation Indian family.

Journal of medical genetics - 1 Apr 1993

Radhakrishna U, Multani A S, Solanki J V, Shah V C, Chinoy N J

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Preaxial polydactyly was observed in up to five generations of an Indian family living in a village in the Rajkot district (Gujarat). Among the 71 affected members, 45 were males and 26 were females. All these affected members showed preaxial polydactyly manifesting as a well formed, articulated extra digit of the hand or foot. Twenty other cases were also identified with polydactyly involving triphalangeal...

Topics

Adult
Child
Female
Fingers
Genes, Dominant
Humans
India
Male
Middle Aged
Pedigree
Phenotype
Toes

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PMID: 8487274
DOI: 10.1136/jmg.30.4.296
PMCID: PMC1016336

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