synkinesia
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synkinesia
[¦sin‚kī¦nē·zhə] (physiology)
Involuntary movement coincident with purposeful movements carried out by a distant part of the body, such as swinging the arms while walking. Also known as accessory movement; associated automatic movement.
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According to the presence of certain associated clinical features, genetic screening for particular gene(s) may be prioritized:
synkinesia (KAL1), dental agenesis (FGF8/FGFR1), digital bony abnormalities (FGF8/FGFR1) and hearing loss (CHD7, SOX10) (19).
The diagnosis may be suspected before puberty when boys present micropenis and/or unilateral or bilateral cryptorchidism and in the presence of other associated congenital abnormalities, such as midline defects (cleft palate, short metacarpals, hearing loss, bimanual
synkinesia, etc.) [1, 27].
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