Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Hand-Foot-Uterus Syndrome (HFUS) is a rare genetic condition. It is characterized by abnormalities of the hand, foot, reproductive tract, and urinary tract. There are also wrist- and ankle-bone fusions, very small feet, short great toes, urinary-tract abnormalities, duplications of the reproductive tract in women, urethral openings on the underside of the penis in men, and curved penis. The genetic associations of HFUS is not fully understood. It seems that the m...