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Is there any relation between palm creases and down's syndrome?
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Common finding: It is thought that the relaxed or loose muscle tone of a Down syndrome fetus contributes to the formation of a 4 finger (rather than 3) palm crease.Although it happens in some normal kids, occurs on one or both sides in 45% of ds cases.
Answered 8/21/2017
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See below: Despite well known finding, single palmar crease is noted only in half of the proven cases of down syndrome. Individual with single crease has an 1:60 chance to be diagnosed as having down syndrome.
Answered 12/10/2013
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