People call brachydactyly type D the "murderer's thumb" because of an old myth. A long time ago, people, especially palm readers and fortune tellers, thought that a short, thick thumb with a wide ...

So there you have it...toe thumbs. So toe thumbs actually have a medical name: brachydactyly type D, according to Alejandro Badia, M.D., a board-certified hand and upper extremity orthopedic ...

Medically known as brachydactyly type D, toe thumbs are a genetic variation that affects approximately 2% of the population. The term "brachydactyly" is Greek for "short digits." This article will ...

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Gene responsible for hypertension, brachydactyly identified Date: May 11, 2015 Source: Max Delbrueck Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) Berlin-Buch Summary: Individuals with a newly discovered ...

1 Several of them are caused by mutations in genes that encode components of the Bone Morphogenetic Protein (BMP) pathway such as brachydactyly type A1C (BDA1C, MIM 615072), brachydactyly type A2 ...

Clubbed thumbs or “toe thumbs,” officially named brachydactyly type D, are caused by a genetic mutation and they feature end bones that are shorter than usual and much wider-than-normal nails.

So toe thumbs actually have a medical name: brachydactyly type D, according to , M.D., a board-certified hand and upper extremity orthopedic surgeon with Florida-based Badia Hand to Shoulder Center.