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Triangular shaped thumb phalanx

MedGen UID:
867054
•Concept ID:
C4021412
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonyms: Triangular shaped phalanges of the thumb; Triangular shaped thumb bone; Triangular thumb phalanges
 
HPO: HP:0009657

Definition

Abnormal shape of one or more phalanges of the thumb such that affected phalanges resemble a triangle. [from HPO]

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CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVTriangular shaped thumb phalanx

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Diagnosis

Type 3 Pfeiffer syndrome with normal thumbs.
Kerr NC, Wilroy RS Jr, Kaufman RA
Am J Med Genet 1996 Dec 11;66(2):138-43. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19961211)66:2<138::AID-AJMG3>3.0.CO;2-N. PMID: 8958319

Prognosis

Type 3 Pfeiffer syndrome with normal thumbs.
Kerr NC, Wilroy RS Jr, Kaufman RA
Am J Med Genet 1996 Dec 11;66(2):138-43. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19961211)66:2<138::AID-AJMG3>3.0.CO;2-N. PMID: 8958319

Clinical prediction guides

Cleft hand.
Ogino T
Hand Clin 1990 Nov;6(4):661-71. PMID: 2176655

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