"Arachnodactyly" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An abnormal bone development that is characterized by extra long and slender hands and fingers, such that the clenched thumb extends beyond the ulnar side of the hand. Arachnodactyly can include feet and toes. Arachnodactyly has been associated with several gene mutations and syndromes.
| Descriptor ID |
D054119
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C05.660.585.174 C16.131.621.585.174
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| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Arachnodactyly" by people in Profiles.
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Hildebrandt CC, Patel N, Graham JM, Bamshad M, Nickerson DA, White JJ, Marvin CT, Miller DE, Grand KL, Sanchez-Lara PA, Schweitzer D, Al-Zaidan HI, Al Masseri Z, Alkuraya FS, Lin AE. Further delineation of van den Ende-Gupta syndrome: Genetic heterogeneity and overlap with congenital heart defects and skeletal malformations syndrome. Am J Med Genet A. 2021 07; 185(7):2136-2149.
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Dasouki M, Markova D, Garola R, Sasaki T, Charbonneau NL, Sakai LY, Chu ML. Compound heterozygous mutations in fibulin-4 causing neonatal lethal pulmonary artery occlusion, aortic aneurysm, arachnodactyly, and mild cutis laxa. Am J Med Genet A. 2007 Nov 15; 143A(22):2635-41.