Adactylia unilateral dominant

Synonyms

Terminal transverse defects of hand, unilateral

Overview

A rare genetic condition characterized by missing portions of fingers usually with some sort of malformed remnant of a nail on the end of what is remaining of the finger.

Symptoms

  • Underdeveloped thumb
  • Hand bone anomalies
  • Thin fingernails
  • Hyperconvex fingernails
  • Underdeveloped fingernails
  • Absent end portions of fingers on one hand 
  • Abnormality of the fingernails
  • Abnormality of the metacarpal bones

Resources

  • NIH