Hi, I am 32 years old and 15 weeks pregnant, my father in law has SYNDACTYLY in both his hands, both my sister in law's and one of my brother in law has also has the same. My husband has a very minor effect of it which has bent all his figures from the upper joint but they are completely separate from each other. My mother in law, youngest brother of my husband and me are absolutely fine and do not have any such issue. My sister in law's daughter has got the same defect in both of her hands. Now I worried about my child. Please help me to understand the chances of my child of having the same. It's continuing for last 3 generation and upcoming is the 4th generation.
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hello ,we understand your concern ,as far as i can get from your details nonne in the family is suffering from any syndrome that is other anomalies associated with syndactyly ,thats a positive thing as it can be associated with almost 300 known syndromes. as far as inheritance is concerned its hard to predict as this is the most heterogenous developmental deformity known in medical literature with varied presentation and inheritance as you can see in your family too, there is no precautionary measure just get level 2 scan timely and rule out association with syndromes if present all the best
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Hi, as there are many types and subtypes in the occurrence of syndactyly and the familial occurrence depends on the sub types please consult a genetic specialist who can analyse and give the exact probability of whether your child will be affected or not. Even if it occurs please don't get tensed. Nowadays surgical speciality is improved a lot and after birth it can be corrected easily.
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