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Sydney crease

MedGen UID:
869003
•Concept ID:
C4023420
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Anatomical Abnormality
HPO: HP:0011311

Definition

Extension of the proximal transverse crease (five finger crease) to the ulnar edge of the palm. [from HPO]

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PubMed

Diagnostic and treatment challenges of inframammary crease breast carcinomas.
Sanki A, Spillane A
ANZ J Surg 2006 Apr;76(4):230-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2006.03694.x. PMID: 16681539

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Etiology

The simian and Sydney crease.
Wertelecki W
Birth Defects Orig Artic Ser 1979;15(6):455-71. PMID: 162224

Diagnosis

Prevalence of the Different Types of Palmar Creases Among Medical and Dental Students in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Afework M
Ethiop J Health Sci 2019 May;29(3):391-400. doi: 10.4314/ejhs.v29i3.12. PMID: 31447508Free PMC Article
Dermatoglyphic indices of males with the fragile X syndrome and of the female heterozygotes.
Simpson NE
Am J Med Genet 1986 Jan-Feb;23(1-2):171-8. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.1320230111. PMID: 3953645

Clinical prediction guides

Prevalence of the Different Types of Palmar Creases Among Medical and Dental Students in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Afework M
Ethiop J Health Sci 2019 May;29(3):391-400. doi: 10.4314/ejhs.v29i3.12. PMID: 31447508Free PMC Article

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