Are there any treatments for Ectrodactyly?

Reconstructive surgery may be beneficial for individuals with all defects causing functional disability such as ectrodactyly, syndactyly, cleft lip or palate and other associated facial anomalies (e.g., underdeveloped jaw, malformed ears). Dental surgery and corrective devices may be used to treat misshapen teeth.

How does someone get Ectrodactyly?

Genetics. A large number of human gene defects can cause ectrodactyly. The most common mode of inheritance is autosomal dominant with reduced penetrance, while autosomal recessive and X-linked forms occur more rarely. Ectrodactyly can also be caused by a duplication on 10q24.

How many people in the world have ectrodactyly?

Ectrodactyly, ectodermal dysplasia, and cleft lip/palate syndrome (EEC) syndrome is a rare genetic disorder with an incidence of around 1 in 90,000 in population.

Is ectrodactyly a mutation?

SHFM6 is another subtype of ectrodactyly and is caused by mutations in the 12q13 locus. It is uniquely caused by autosomal recessive mutations in the DLX5 and Wnt genes, and has been only seen in three reported families.

Is ectrodactyly hereditary?

Split-hand/split-foot malformation is a rare limb malformation with median clefts of the hands and feet and aplasia/hypoplasia of the phalanges, metacarpals and metatarsals. When present as an isolated anomaly, it is usually inherited as an autosomal dominant form.

What is lobster syndrome?

Ectrodactyly refers to the congenital limb malformation, characterized by a deep median cleft of the hand and/or foot due to the absence of central rays. Affected individuals may be recognized by a lobster-claw deformity of their limb extremities that causes severe functional disorders.

Is ectrodactyly recessive or dominant?

The ectrodactyly, ectodermal dysplasia, and clefting (EEC) syndrome is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by a lobster-claw limb anomaly (ectrodactyly), which may be present in one or more limbs, cleft lip and palate, and ectodermal dysplasia.

Does Hailey Bieber have ectrodactyly?

“I have this thing called Ectrodactyly and it causes my pinky fingers to look the way they do,” Hailey Baldwin revealed. American model Hailey Baldwin recently revealed she has a rare genetic condition that makes her fingers look slightly crooked.

What is wrong with Hailey Bieber pinky?

She revealed via Instagram that she has a congenital disorder known as ectrodactyly, which she says, “causes my pinky fingers to look the way they do.” However, board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Brian A. Pinsky has a correction.