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SYNDACTYLIE [7 records]

Record 1 2019-12-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases - Various
  • Genetics
  • Bones and Joints
CONT

Pfeiffer syndrome is a genetic disorder characterized by the premature fusion of certain skull bones (craniosynostosis). ... In people with Pfeiffer syndrome, the thumbs and first (big) toes are wide and bend away from the other digits. Unusually short fingers and toes (brachydactyly) are also common, and there may be some webbing or fusion between the digits (syndactyly).

Key term(s)
  • acrocephalosyndactyly type 5
  • acrocephalosyndactyly V

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines diverses
  • Génétique
  • Os et articulations
CONT

Décrit par Pfeiffer en 1964, le syndrome de Pfeiffer est un syndrome héréditaire rare à transmission autosomique dominante associant une craniosténose, des pouces et des orteils élargis et déviés et une syndactylie partielle des mains et des pieds. [...] Il est causé par une mutation [...] des gènes FGFR-1 ou FGFR-2.

Key term(s)
  • acrocéphalosyndactylie de type 5

Spanish

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Record 2 2019-11-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases - Various
  • Genetics
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

A rare congenital condition in which premature closure of the cranial sutures results in malformation of the skull with characteristic facial features (such as widely spaced eyes and a prominent forehead) and fusion and webbing of the toes and fingers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines diverses
  • Génétique
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
CONT

Le syndrome d’Apert est une affection congénitale rare, caractérisée par une sténose cranio-faciale associée à une syndactylie des mains et des pieds.

Spanish

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Record 3 1990-06-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

Fusion of the terminal portion of two or more digits, with clefts or sinuses present between their proximal phalanges.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

[...] syndactylie distale de type cicatricielle [...], les doigts ou orteils se joignant au niveau de leurs dernières phalanges.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
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Record 4 1990-06-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

A slight degree of syndactyly in which adjacent fingers are jointed by a fold of skin of greater distal extent than is usually seen.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Syndactylie peu serrée dans laquelle la membrane cutanée interdigitale se prolonge anormalement.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
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Record 5 1990-06-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

A congenital deformity in which there is a deep cleft in the palm extending from the space between the 3rd and 4th fingers.

CONT

Cleft hand is ... a defect [which] exists in the central portion of the hand. A V-shaped cleft tapering proximally may divide the hand into two parts, each part consisting of webbed fingers; the middle finger and the metacarpal are missing .... Grasping is accomplished by approximating the claws.

OBS

"Cleft hand" and "lobster-claw hand" are not to be confused with their other meaning which corresponds to the French equivalent "main en pince de homard".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
CONT

Dans la forme typique d’un main en fourche, le médius est absent. Il est remplacé par une fente commissurale plus ou moins profonde(qui peut atteindre le poignet) [...]. Pouce et index sont fréquemment en syndactylie [...]. Il en est de même de l'auriculaire et de l'annulaire. [...] La prise, bien que d’un aspect anormal, reste tout à fait satisfaisante.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
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Record 6 1988-03-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biochemistry
  • Veterinary Surgery
CONT

Embryo transfer test for bovine syndactyly. Six syndactylous donors, superovulation, twin transfers and 60 d. fetal removal were used to test 8 young Holstein bulls that were potentially heterozygous for syndactyly. Four sired syndactylous fetuses proving they were "carriers" and 4 sired 8 normal fetuses proving they were free of the mule-foot gene.

OBS

This example was excerpted from the "Life Science collection" data base.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biochimie
  • Chirurgie vétérinaire
OBS

Syndactylie : anomalie congénitale due à une mutation(du moins chez le porc) ;elle consiste en une soudure des doigts.

Spanish

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Record 7 1981-02-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genetics
DEF

A congenital syndrome in which severe mental retardation is associated with many abnormalities, including short stature, brachycephaly, low-set ears, webbed neck, carp mouth, depressed bridge of the nose with the end tilted up and forward-directed nostrils, bushy eyebrows meeting at the midline, unruly coarse hair growing low on the forehead and neck, and flat spade-like hands with short tapering fingers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génétique
DEF

Affection dégénérative rare du nourrisson, décrite par Cornélia de Lange; elle se caractérise par une physionomie clownesque typique, le petitesse des mains et des pieds, l'implantation défectueuse du pouce, une syndactylie partielle, la contracture des coudes, diverses malformations de la colonne vertébrale, une importante arriération psychomotrice et un retard considérable de la croissance pondérale et staturale.

CONT

(Syndromes à caryotype apparemment normal) Le Typus amstelodamensis (Maladie de Cornélia de Lange), malgré son aspect stéréotypé, de comporte pas d’anomalies décelables [...]

Spanish

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