Alternative titles and symbols : Farabee-type brachydactyly; Short stature with nonspecific skeletal abnormalities 2; SNSK2;
Description : In the classification of the brachydactylies, the analysis by Bell (1951) proved highly
useful. The type A brachydactylies of Bell have the shortening confined mainly to
the middle phalanges. In the A1 type, the middle phalanges of all the digits are rudimentary
or fused with the terminal phalanges. The proximal phalanges of the thumbs and big
toes are short. - Genetic Heterogeneity of Brachydactyly Type A1 Another locus for
this phenotype, designated BDA1B (607004), has been mapped to chromosome 5. A third
form of BDA1, BDA1C (615072), is caused by mutation in the GDF5 gene (601146) on chromosome
20q11.;
Inheritance : Autosomal dominant;
Molecular basis : Caused by mutations in the Indian hedgehog gene (IHH, 600726.0001);