Case Report

Polydactyly Report of a Large Kindred

Authors: LARRY R. KIRKLAND MD, RICHARD O. RUSSELL JR. MD.

Abstract

ABSTRACTThe occurrence of polydactyly in a 33-year-old woman with a patent ductus arteriosus stimulated a study of her family. Four generations of her kindred were examined. No other case of congenital heart disease was discovered, but a large number of individuals with polydactyly were found. Inheritance of this trait is autosomal dominant.

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