What is Brachydactyly type A6?

What is Brachydactyly type A6?

• Brachydactyly type A6: A rare limb malformation disorder characterized by underdeveloped or absent middle bones in fingers and toes as well as shortened limbs and short stature.

Brachydactyly type A6 is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Brachydactyly type A6, or a subtype of Brachydactyly type A6, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Brachydactyly type A6: Introduction

Types of Brachydactyly type A6:

Broader types of Brachydactyly type A6:

• Congenital conditions - physical defects
• Congenital conditions
• Foot conditions
• Lower limb conditions
• Hand conditions
• Upper limb conditions
• Musculoskeletal conditions
• Limb conditions
• Bone or skeletal conditions
• Growth conditions
• more types...»

How serious is Brachydactyly type A6?

Prognosis of Brachydactyly type A6: good although short stature will be present

What causes Brachydactyly type A6?

Causes of Brachydactyly type A6: see causes of Brachydactyly type A6

What are the symptoms of Brachydactyly type A6?

Symptoms of Brachydactyly type A6: see symptoms of Brachydactyly type A6

Onset of Brachydactyly type A6: birth

Brachydactyly type A6: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Brachydactyly type A6.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Brachydactyly type A6.

How is it treated?

Doctors and Medical Specialists for Brachydactyly type A6: Medical Geneticist ; see also doctors and medical specialists for Brachydactyly type A6.
Treatments for Brachydactyly type A6: see treatments for Brachydactyly type A6

Name and Aliases of Brachydactyly type A6

Main name of condition: Brachydactyly type A6

BDA6, Osebold-Renondini syndrome, Brachymesophalangy with mesomelic short limbs and carpal and tarsal osseous abnormalities, Osebold-Remondini syndrome

BDA6, Brachymesophalangy with mesomelic short limbs and carpal and tarsal osseous abnormalities, Osebold-remondini syndrome
Source - Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Brachydactyly type A6: Related Conditions

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Brachydactyly type A6:

• Brachydactyly type A1
• Brachydactyly type A2
• Brachydactyly type A4

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