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* [[Hampton Hawes]], [[jazz]] [[pianist]], was born with six fingers on each hand (surgically removed shortly after birth).<ref>{{Cite web|last=Harrison|first=Dennis|title=Hamptom Hawes And The Fire Inside|work=|publisher=JazzScript|date=|url=http://www.jazzscript.co.uk/extra/art.hawes.htm|accessdate=9 February 2010}}</ref> |
* [[Hampton Hawes]], [[jazz]] [[pianist]], was born with six fingers on each hand (surgically removed shortly after birth).<ref>{{Cite web|last=Harrison|first=Dennis|title=Hamptom Hawes And The Fire Inside|work=|publisher=JazzScript|date=|url=http://www.jazzscript.co.uk/extra/art.hawes.htm|accessdate=9 February 2010}}</ref> |
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* [[Kamani Hubbard]], a boy born with a rare case of polydactyly with both 12 fully functioning fingers and 12 toes.<ref>[http://www.ktvu.com/news/18608582/detail.html Baby Born In Bay Area With 12 Functioning Fingers, 12 Toes]</ref> |
* [[Kamani Hubbard]], a boy born with a rare case of polydactyly with both 12 fully functioning fingers and 12 toes.<ref>[http://www.ktvu.com/news/18608582/detail.html Baby Born In Bay Area With 12 Functioning Fingers, 12 Toes]</ref> |
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* Varalakshmi V, a girl born with a rare case of polydactyly with 27 fingers and toes. She is from Bangalore and has eight fingers in each hand and about four to five extra toes in each foot.<ref>[http://www.ndtv.com/article/cities/hope-for-bangalore-girl-with-27-fingers-and-toes-49433?pfrom=Cities&cp]</ref> |
* [[Varalakshmi V]], a girl born with a rare case of polydactyly with 27 fingers and toes. She is from Bangalore and has eight fingers in each hand and about four to five extra toes in each foot.<ref>[http://www.ndtv.com/article/cities/hope-for-bangalore-girl-with-27-fingers-and-toes-49433?pfrom=Cities&cp]</ref> |
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* [[Hrithik Roshan]], a [[Bollywood]] actor born with a supernumerary thumb on his right hand.<ref>{{Cite web|title=a star is born: HRITHIK ROSHAN|publisher=BollyVista|date=|url=http://www.bollyvista.com/homepages/hrithikroshan/factfile.php|accessdate=9 February 2010}}</ref> |
* [[Hrithik Roshan]], a [[Bollywood]] actor born with a supernumerary thumb on his right hand.<ref>{{Cite web|title=a star is born: HRITHIK ROSHAN|publisher=BollyVista|date=|url=http://www.bollyvista.com/homepages/hrithikroshan/factfile.php|accessdate=9 February 2010}}</ref> |
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* [[Garfield Sobers]], West Indian [[cricket]]er, had an extra finger on each hand which he removed himself during childhood "with the aid of catgut and a sharp knife".<ref>{{Cite book|last=Sobers|first=Garfield|authorlink=Garfield Sobers|title=Garry Sobers: My Autobiography|publisher=Headline Book Publishing|date=1 May 2002|page=6|url=http://www.amazon.com/Garry-Sobers-My-Autobiography/dp/0755310063|isbn=978-0755310067}}</ref> |
* [[Garfield Sobers]], West Indian [[cricket]]er, had an extra finger on each hand which he removed himself during childhood "with the aid of catgut and a sharp knife".<ref>{{Cite book|last=Sobers|first=Garfield|authorlink=Garfield Sobers|title=Garry Sobers: My Autobiography|publisher=Headline Book Publishing|date=1 May 2002|page=6|url=http://www.amazon.com/Garry-Sobers-My-Autobiography/dp/0755310063|isbn=978-0755310067}}</ref> |
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| Polydactyly | |
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| Specialty | Medical genetics  |
Polydactyly or polydactylism (from Ancient Greek πολύς (polus) "many" + δάκτυλος (daktulos) "finger"), also known as hyperdactyly, is a congenital physical anomaly in humans, dogs, and cats having supernumerary fingers or toes.[1]
Presentation
The extra digit is usually a small piece of soft tissue that can be removed. Occasionally it contains bone without joints; rarely it may be a complete, functioning digit. The extra digit is most common on the ulnar (little finger) side of the hand, less common on the radial (thumb) side, and very rarely within the middle three digits. These are respectively known as postaxial (little finger), preaxial (thumb), and central (ring, middle, index fingers) polydactyly. The extra digit is most commonly an abnormal fork in an existing digit, or it may rarely originate at the wrist as a normal digit does.[2]
Genetics
Polydactyly can occur by itself, or more commonly, as one feature of a syndrome of congenital anomalies. When it occurs by itself, it is associated with autosomal dominant mutations in single genes, i.e. it is not a multifactorial trait.[3] But mutation in a variety of genes can give rise to polydactyly. Typically the mutated gene is involved in developmental patterning, and a syndrome of congenital anomalies results, of which polydactyly is one feature or two.
Types include:
| OMIM | Type | Locus |
|---|---|---|
| Template:OMIM2 | Postaxial A1 | GLI3 at 7p13 |
| Template:OMIM2 | Postaxial A2 | 13q21-q32 |
| Template:OMIM2 | Postaxial A3 | 19p13.2-p13.1 |
| Template:OMIM2 | Postaxial A4 | 7q22 |
| Template:OMIM2 | Preaxial I | ? |
| Template:OMIM2 | Preaxial II | SHH at 7q36 |
| Template:OMIM2 | Preaxial III | ? |
| Template:OMIM2 | Preaxial IV | GLI3 at 7p13 |
Syndromes including polydactyly include Acrocallosal syndrome, Basal cell nevus syndrome, Bardet-Biedl syndrome, Biemond syndrome, Ectrodactyly-ectodermal dysplasias-cleft lip/palate syndrome, Ellis van Creveld syndrome, Meckel Gruber syndrome, McKusick-Kaufman syndrome, Mirror hand deformity, Mohr syndrome, Oral-facial-digital syndrome, Pallister-Hall syndrome, Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome, Short rib polydactyly, and VATER association.[4] It can also occur with a triphalangeal thumb.
Epidemiology
The condition has an incidence of 1 in every 500 live births.[5] Postaxial hand polydactyly is a common isolated disorder in African black and African American children, and autosomal dominant transmission is suspected. Postaxial polydactyly is approximately 10 times more frequent in blacks than in whites and is more frequent in male children.[6] In contrast, postaxial polydactyly seen in white children is usually syndromic and associated with an autosomal recessive transmission. One study by Finley et al. combined data from Jefferson County, Alabama, United States and Uppsala County, Sweden. This study showed incidence of all types of polydactyly to be 2.3 per 1000 in white males, 0.6 per 1000 in white females, 13.5 per 1000 in black males, and 11.1 per 1000 in black females.[7]
Society and culture
People affected
- Gemma Arterton,[8][9] actress.
- Hampton Hawes, jazz pianist, was born with six fingers on each hand (surgically removed shortly after birth).[10]
- Kamani Hubbard, a boy born with a rare case of polydactyly with both 12 fully functioning fingers and 12 toes.[11]
- Varalakshmi V, a girl born with a rare case of polydactyly with 27 fingers and toes. She is from Bangalore and has eight fingers in each hand and about four to five extra toes in each foot.[12]
- Hrithik Roshan, a Bollywood actor born with a supernumerary thumb on his right hand.[13]
- Garfield Sobers, West Indian cricketer, had an extra finger on each hand which he removed himself during childhood "with the aid of catgut and a sharp knife".[14]
Other animals
Cats normally have five digits on the front paws and four on the rear. Polydactyl cats have more, and this is a moderately common condition, especially in certain cat populations.
Polydactyly is a common trait in several heritage chicken breeds, including silkies.
A number of mutations of the LMBR1 gene, in dogs, humans, and mice, can cause polydactyly.[15] Dogs, like other canids, normally have four claws on their rear paws; a fifth is often called a dewclaw and is especially found in certain dog breeds,[15] including the Norwegian Lundehund and Great Pyrenees.
Polydactyly was common in the earliest tetrapods, the number of digits settling to the common five on each foot in amniotes and four to the hand and five to the foot in amphibians in the early Carboniferous, see Polydactyly in early tetrapods
Additional images
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Preaxial polydactyly.
References
- ^ Kaneshiro, N. (2009, November 2). Polydactyly. Retrieved December 4, 2010, http://www.umm.edu/ency/article/003176.htm
- ^ Eaton, Charles. "Polydactyly (Extra Fingers)". Retrieved 9 February 2010.
- ^ "Polydactyly and Syndactyly". Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
- ^ "Supernumerary Digit: Differential Diagnoses & Workup - eMedicine Dermatology". Retrieved 2010-05-15.
- ^ Greene, Alan (30 July 2008). "Polydactylism". Dr. Greene. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ Kaneshiro, Neil K. (11 February 2009). "Polydactyly". Penn Medicine. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ Carter G, Abel (31 July 2008). "Supernumerary Digit". eMedicine. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ "Arterton's Extra Digits". IMDb. 7 October 2008. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
- ^ "Personality Parade - David Letterman". Parade. Advance Publications. 10 November 2009.
- ^ Harrison, Dennis. "Hamptom Hawes And The Fire Inside". JazzScript. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
- ^ Baby Born In Bay Area With 12 Functioning Fingers, 12 Toes
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- ^ "a star is born: HRITHIK ROSHAN". BollyVista. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
- ^ Sobers, Garfield (1 May 2002). Garry Sobers: My Autobiography. Headline Book Publishing. p. 6. ISBN 978-0755310067.
- ^ a b Park, K; Kang, J; Subedi, Kp; Ha, Jh; Park, C (2008). "Canine polydactyl mutations with heterogeneous origin in the conserved intronic sequence of LMBR1" (Free full text). Genetics. 179 (4): 2163–72. doi:10.1534/genetics.108.087114. ISSN 0016-6731. PMC 2516088. PMID 18689889.
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