Talk:Clinodactyly

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Percentages?

I'm interested in the percentages per live births (but it seems most people don't even notice if they have this...), and how you would measure it.
~ender 2009-01-02 13:21:PM MST —Preceding unsigned comment added by 4.240.18.234 (talk)

However, clinodactyly is estimated to be present in approximately 10% of the general population to varying degrees. It tends to be present more commonly in males and usually affects the small finger. Bilateral involvement is common. Clinodactyly can be an inherited condition and may present as a part of an associated syndrome. A significant percentage of patients with Down syndrome, for example, have clinodactyly <illyria20> childrenshospital.org —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.78.109.159 (talk) 20:46, 3 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

6/18/11 The article as written seems to suggest that there is an 80% chance that those with clinodactyly also have Down's Syndrome: "also occurs in combination with other abnormalities in many genetic syndromes, such as Russell-Silver syndrome, Feingold syndrome or about an 80% chance of Down syndrome." In fact, as the previous editor states, it is the other way around. Many people with Down's Syndrome happen to have clinodactyly. However, most people with clinodactyly do not have Down's Syndrome: "A significant percentage of patients with Down syndrome, for example, have clinodactyly" The article is awkwardly worded, and may cause new parents to worry that their child could have Down's Syndrome. In fact, clinodactyly is very common and often unassociated with any other syndrome. My concern is only with the wording. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.229.135.7 (talk) 06:30, 18 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Relations

I am not sure if Clinodactyly has so much correlations with negative traits. Perhaps more support can be provided by medical institutions. There are also other terms identified with bent pinkys such as, streblomicrodactyly.

At: http://www.diagnosticimaging.com, "Photoclinic: Bilateral Clinodactyly of the Fifth Finger," please find that acquired clinodactyly is usually secondary to physical or thermal injury to the epiphyses.

Spread

Can there be a census done on the spread of this hereditary. How about its origin. Could there be a specific group of people with this trait? If there is, could there be an explanation to this hereditary?

Classification

Is 'brachydactyly type A3' the correct medical subject heading (MeSH) for clinodactyly? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Benrusholme (talk • contribs) 15:41, 16 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]