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Split Hand Foot Malformation (SHFM)
Author(s) -
Elliott AM,
Evans JA,
Chudley AE
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
clinical genetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.543
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1399-0004
pISSN - 0009-9163
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-0004.2005.00530.x
Subject(s) - ectrodactyly , foot (prosody) , nomenclature , anatomy , polydactyly , medicine , cornelia de lange syndrome , biology , genetics , zoology , taxonomy (biology) , linguistics , philosophy , ectodermal dysplasia
The nomenclature describing the phenotype of missing central rays in the hand and/or foot in the genetics and surgical literature is heterogeneous and confusing. Split hand/foot malformation (SHFM) is the most common term for this phenotype in the genetics community; however, other names such as the offensive ‘lobster‐claw malformation’ and the non‐specific ‘ectrodactyly’ are still utilized to describe this malformation. In this article, we briefly review the nomenclature associated with SHFM and its classifications.