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Broad proximal phalanx of the thumb

MedGen UID:
869836
Concept ID:
C4024267
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonym: Broad innermost thumb bone
 
HPO: HP:0009630

Definition

Increased width of the proximal phalanx of the thumb. In contrast to the proximal phalanges of the digits 2-5, the proximal phalanx of the thumb is embryologically equivalent to the middle phalanges of the other digits, whereas the first metacarpal is embryologically of phalangeal origin and as such equivalent to the proximal phalanges of the other digits. [from HPO]

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CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVBroad proximal phalanx of the thumb

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Etiology

Jain A, Rehman S, Smith G
J Hand Surg Eur Vol 2010 May;35(4):296-301. Epub 2009 Dec 23 doi: 10.1177/1753193409354523. PMID: 20031997
Fereshetian S, Upton J
Clin Plast Surg 1991 Apr;18(2):365-80. PMID: 2065494

Diagnosis

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

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

Fereshetian S, Upton J
Clin Plast Surg 1991 Apr;18(2):365-80. PMID: 2065494

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