Macrodactyly is a discrete congenital anomaly consisting of enlargement of all tissues localized to the terminal portions of a limb. Macrodactyly is attributed to a somatic mutation in PIK3CA, a component of the mTOR pathway-related overgrowth disorders.
Category
Congenital malformation
Brite
Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
20 Developmental anomalies
Structural developmental anomalies primarily affecting one body system
Structural developmental anomalies of the skeleton
LB97 Limb overgrowth
H02647 Macrodactyly
Pathway-based classification of diseases [BR:br08402]
Signal transduction
nt06530 PI3K signaling
H02647 Macrodactyly