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A rare case of simple syndactyly in a puppy
Author(s) -
Macrì F.,
Ciotola F.,
Rapisarda G.,
Lanteri G.,
Albarella S.,
Aiudi G.,
Liotta L.,
Marino F.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of small animal practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1748-5827
pISSN - 0022-4510
DOI - 10.1111/jsap.12165
Subject(s) - syndactyly , medicine , puppy , dermatology , anatomy , biology , ecology
A case of non‐syndromic, complete syndactyly involving all four limbs is described in a three‐month‐old male crossbreed dog for the first time. Syndactyly is a rare condition in most animal species, in dogs it has been infrequently reported. Findings of clinical, radiographic and cytogenetic analyses are described and demonstrate probably for the first time that numerical and structural chromosome aberrations are not involved in the pathogenesis of this case of syndactyly.