Broad palm with single palm crease is visible in a person suffering from-
- Thalassemia
- Down's syndrome
- Turner's syndrome
- Klinefelter's syndrome
Solution
Down's syndrome:
- This happens due to non-disjunction of chromosomes.
- This is a trisomy of 21st chromosome (autosomal).
- Individuals with Down syndrome are mentally retarded.
- They have a characteristic broad face with a flat nasal bridge, wide-set eyes, and prominent epicanthic folds.
- The hands are also broad with a single crease in the palm.
Asked in: NEET 2023 (All India)
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