Thumb stiffness-brachydactyly-intellectual disability syndrome is a very rare

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which is characterized by thumb ankylosis due to symphalangism,

brachydactyly Brachydactyly (Greek βραχύς = "short" plus δάκτυλος = "finger"), is a medical term which literally means "short finger". The shortness is relative to the length of other long bones and other parts of the body. Brachydactyly is an in ...

type A,

intellectual disabilities Intellectual disability (ID), also known as general learning disability in the United Kingdom and formerly mental retardation,Rosa's Law, Pub. L. 111-256124 Stat. 2643(2010). is a generalized neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by signific ...

, mild facial dysmorphia and variable levels of

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Etimology

It was discovered when Piussan et al. described a three-generation family with various affected females in 1983, these females were reported to have "mental retardation, stiff thumbs, and brachydactyly type A2". Although C. Lewis symphalangism was suspected, it was clear that these symptoms were part of a new entity. A second isolated case was reported in 1990, by Barber et al., describing stiff thumbs and developmental delay. The suspected mode of inheritance of this disorder is autosomal dominant.

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{{reflist Autosomal dominant disorders