/Banki syndrome

Banki syndrome

Rare Disease

MONDO:0007185

Also Known As

Banki syndromefusion of the lunate and cuneiform bones of the wrist, clinodactyly, clinometacarpy, brachymetacarpy and leptometacarpy (thin diaphysis)

Definition

Banki syndrome is a synostosis syndrome, reported in a single Hungarian family in which members of 3 generations showed lunotriquetral synostosis, clinodactyly, clinometacarpy, brachymetacarpy and leptometacarpy (thin diaphysis). It appeared to be a unique dominant mutation. There have been no further descriptions in the literature since 1965.