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Suggest Hereditary Pattern Of Brachydactyly

I have Brachydactyly... but my parents dont have... My right hand is really short... well it is shorter then my left hand. But I can do everything with it. My question is.. why do I have it if my parents dont have it ? And If I want children will they get it too and will they get the same type? because there are a lot of typs.. so if I have type A2 will they get type A2 too for sure ? pleeeas i really really need some answer thants =)
Wed, 5 Apr 2017
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Orthopaedic Surgeon,  's  Response
Hi i am Dr Ahmed Aly
thanks for using HealthcareMagic site ,
I had gone through your question and understand your concerns ..

In my opinion even when both parents have no seen genes they could have sons or daughters with brachydactyl , all genes consists of two parts sometimes parents have this kind of genes but do not show their properties this means that they have that gene in a weak form or medically called recessive genes which will only be seen in their offspring i think that is your case .
I do not want you to feel bad but that does not mean that your children will have that gene for sure , actually you could have perfectly normal offspring without any kind of abnormality , it is just said that the percentage of having it is higher than that of your patients .
If you have that gene and your wife does not this means your children are less liable to have it unless your genes are strong enough to be shown or dominant .
I hope you have good , healthy children and do not worry you having type A2 brachydactyl does not mean that all of your offspring will have it .

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Suggest Hereditary Pattern Of Brachydactyly

Hi i am Dr Ahmed Aly thanks for using HealthcareMagic site , I had gone through your question and understand your concerns .. In my opinion even when both parents have no seen genes they could have sons or daughters with brachydactyl , all genes consists of two parts sometimes parents have this kind of genes but do not show their properties this means that they have that gene in a weak form or medically called recessive genes which will only be seen in their offspring i think that is your case . I do not want you to feel bad but that does not mean that your children will have that gene for sure , actually you could have perfectly normal offspring without any kind of abnormality , it is just said that the percentage of having it is higher than that of your patients . If you have that gene and your wife does not this means your children are less liable to have it unless your genes are strong enough to be shown or dominant . I hope you have good , healthy children and do not worry you having type A2 brachydactyl does not mean that all of your offspring will have it . Please click and consider a 5 star rating with some positive feedback if the information was helpful. Wish you good health, Any further clarifications feel free to ask.