Glossary
Congenital: At birthOnychodystrophy: Absence or reduced nail length
Osteodystrophy: Abnormal development of toes and fingers
Sensorineural hearing loss: Hearing loss that occurs due to damage to the auditory nerve in the inner ear where the nerve transmits sound signals to the brain
Autosomal recessive: A term used to describe a gene on any chromosome other than the sex chromosomes, which produces its effect only when the gene is present in two copies; can also describe the effect of the gene itself
Triphalangy: An extra third bone in the thumb or the big toe