NEPHROTIC FAMILY SYNDROME - syndactyly of the hand in combination with defective teeth. Synonyms: syndactylism of the hand, “brachymetaphyseal malformation of the hand and jaw,” “syndactyl structure of the facial skeleton”
Familial syndactyly of the hand is a hereditarily determined congenital disorder of the development of the hand organ of the distal limb, manifested separately or jointly by syndactyly on the fingers, characteristic of some ethnic groups. Most often it is a component of Chiari syndrome - a hereditary disease characterized by protrusion of the cerebellar tonsils through the foramen magnum, spinal atrophy, kyphoscoliosis, cerebellar hypoplasia