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Brachydadyly 



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the youngest. There is consequently no very probable 

 correspondence between the two, but their connection is not 

 impossible on our present evidence. 



Fig. 26. The pedigree of Farabee*s brachydactylous family. 

 N^ normal. A^ abnormal. 



Another type of brachydactyly has also been recorded by 

 Walker ^. In it there was an imperfect union of the phalanges 

 affecting especially the first and second phalanges of the 

 middle and ring fingers. The degree of the affection varied 



i i i ^ cT T ? T ? ? ? 



5T ? $ ? /?TT<rr/ 



_L J. _L._Li 

 LJ L^i J_l 



Fig. 27. Pedigree of affected members of Farabee's brachydactylous 

 family. Black symbols are affected persons. 



* Walker, 0^., Johns Hopkins Hosp. Bull, xii. 1901. In copy sent by 

 author 2 unaffected in family of John B. are deleted. 



