[Polydactyly: a genetic epidemiological study in Santiago, Chile].

Article

[Polydactyly: a genetic epidemiological study in Santiago, Chile].

Revista medica de Chile - 1 Mar 1996

Cifuentes L, Nazer J, Hüber M E, Ramírez R, Nazer C, Morales I

Abstract excerpt

The aim of this work was to study the prevalence at birth and family aggregation of polydactyly in Chile. We studied 125,652 newborns between 1969 and 1991. The prevalence was 1,329 for each 1,000 live newborns and higher in males than in females. Familial recurrence was 22.5% and gene penetrance...

Topics

Chile
Female
Fingers
Gene Frequency
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Male
Mutation
Polydactyly
Prevalence
Retrospective Studies
Sex Distribution
Toes

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