Polydactyly_Marshall

**__ Polydactyly Pedigree __** Polydactyly is an autosomal dominant disorder in which an individual is born with extra fingers or toes. There is no carrier because there is no carrier in a dominant disorder. People that do not have polydactyly have two recessive alleles (pp).

1) Bob has polydactyly and married Erin who does not have this disorder. 2) They have five children: Sean, Kathy, Kevin, Alex, and Chloe. Sean, Kathy, and Chloe have polydactyly, but Kevin and Alex do not. 3) Sean married Grace who does not have polydactyly. They had no children. 4) Kathy married Steve and he did not have this disorder. They had three children: Anthony, Ali, and Kristin. Anthony has the disorder, but Ali and Kristin do not. 5) Kevin never married and had no children. 6) Alex married Fallon who has the disorder and had three children: Brendon, Connor, and Thomas. Connor has polydactyly, but Brendon and Thomas do not. 7) Chloe married Ethan who has the disorder and had one child named Alexia. Alexia has polydactyly.
 * (a) Anthony married Meghan who is polydactyly-free. They had five children: Katie, Matt, Anthony Jr., Mackenzie, and Kimmy. Matt and Mackenzie have the disorder, but Katie, Anthony, and Kimmy do not.

=Attack of the Six Toes =

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Erin Marshall =====

On March 1, 2012, Chloe McLose was born at St. Patrick's Hospital. McLose was born with six toes on each foot. She was born with a disorder known as polydactyly. Polydactyly is a disorder in which a baby is born with extra fingers or toes. McLose has the most challenging form of polydactyly to remove. She has a complete extra toe including skin, soft tissue, bone and a joint. Other forms of polydactyly include having skin and soft tissue, or skin, soft tissue, and a bone, but no joint. The recommended treatment for McLose is surgery. This is the only treatment for this disorder. Surgery on McLose's feet is scheduled to take place in September of this year after she is six months old. The surgery could result in some minor side effects including scar formation, stiffness, and instability. These deformilities can be fixed later on in McLose's life. Her parents were shocked by the news. "My husband has polydactyly," said McLose's mother. "I thought she might get lucky and not aquire the disorder."

=** Polydactyly: More Common Than You Might Think **=

On February 18, 2012, Joe Shmow, Jr. was born with six fingers. This disorder is called polydactyly. Polydactyly is a disorer in which a baby is born with extra toes or fingers. Polydactyly is inheritated through autosomal dominant inheritance. This means that in order for the offspring to have polydactyly, only one parent has to have the disoder. Shmow was born with an extra pinky on his left hand. The symptoms of this disorder were visible at birth.The symptoms of this disorder are not life  threatening, but include having an extra finger or toe, and they are visible at birth. Shmow's parents plan to leave the extra pinky for the time being due to financial reasons. The Shmows's insurance does not cover unnecessary surgery. "I would love to remove the ugly little pinky on his hand," said Shmow's mother, Sally. "I really don't like it." The Shmow family plans to remove the finger once they have enough money to cover the suregery.

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