Syndactyly occurs as an isolated abnormality or a part of a malformation syndrome. Syndactyly types I, II, III and V have been mapped to chromosomal regions 2q34–q36, 2q31–q32, 6q21–q23.2 ...

There is good evidence from the medical literature that type I syndactyly, the most common form of the nonsyndromic syndactylies, is clinically heterogeneous. We therefore propose to group the ...

Each person with webbed fingers or toes develops differently and has a unique genetic makeup that can influence the severity and type of syndactyly that affects them. While syndactyly refers to ...

Syndactyly, a condition that causes webbed or fused toes or fingers, is a type of birth abnormality. Researchers do not understand precisely why webbed digits develop. In some cases, however ...

Based on the medical literature, about one in 2,000–3,000 people born have syndactyly. So it's about three times less common than polydactyly. For most types of syndactyly you only have to ...

Based on the medical literature, about one in 2,000–3,000 people born have syndactyly. So it’s about three times less common than polydactyly. There are nine different types of syndactyly, and ...