Ectrodactyly

Ectrodactyly, commonly known as lobster claw syndrome, sometimes known as Karsch-Neugebauer syndrome, is a rare congenital deformity of the hand where the middle digit is missing, and the hand is cleft where the metacarpal of the finger should be. This split gives the hands the appearance of lobster claws. Ectrodactyly is an autosomal dominant disorder.

Ectrodactyly may also be known as "lobster claw hand", "split hand deformity", "split hand/foot malformation (SHFM)", "cleft hand", "ectrodactilia of the hand" or "Karsch-Neugebauer syndrome", after J. Karsch and H. Neugebauer.

Famous people with ectrodactyly

Bree Walker - News anchor for 20 years KCBS news in Los Angeles; actress on HBO drama Carnivàle. She also appears in the fourth season premiere of FX's Nip/Tuck playing a real estate agent counseling parents expecting a child with ectrodactyly. Also appeared, along with her two children who also have ectrodactyly, on an episode of "My Unique Family" on The Learning Channel.
Grady "Lobster Boy" Stiles
Eric, played by Bjorn Almroth in the Swedish film Ett Hål i Mitt Hjärta (A Hole in My Heart).
Mikhail Tal, chess World Champion
Vadoma tribe in Africa

Translation of "Ectrodactyly"

Bulgarian: Ектродактилия, German: Ektrodaktylie, Spanish: Ectrodactilia, French: Ectrodactylie, Italian: Ectrodattilia, Polish: Ektrodaktylia, Portuguese: Ectrodactilia, Turkish: Clawhand.