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3-4 metacarpal synostosis

MedGen UID:
1814134
Concept ID:
C5558402
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonyms: Fused third and fourth metacarpals; Middle and ring finger metacarpal synostosis; Synostosis of third and the fourth metacarpal bones
 
HPO: HP:4000062

Definition

A congenital hand malformation characterized by the coalescence of the coalescence of third and fourth metacarpals (i.e., those corresponding to the middle and ring fingers). [from HPO]

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Debeer P, Schoenmakers EF, Thoelen R, Fryns JP, Van de Ven WJ
Cytogenet Cell Genet 1998;81(3-4):229-34. doi: 10.1159/000015036. PMID: 9730609

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