Acheiropodia

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Acheiropodia, also known as Horn Kolb Syndrome, Acheiropody and Aleijadinhos (Brazilian type), is an autosomal recessive disease that results in hemimelia, a lack of formation of the distal extremities. This is a congenital defect which consists of bilateral amputations of the distal upper and lower extremities, as well as aplasia of the hands and feet. It is found almost exclusively in Brazil.^{[citation needed]}

Acheiropodia has an autosomal recessive pattern of inheritance.

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• Overview at Orphanet
• CTD's Acheiropodia page from the Comparative Toxicogenomics Database
• http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/acheiropody
• PDF of Am. J. of Human Genetics article

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