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Inside David Tennant’s rare condition as he reveals he was born with six toes on right foot

Genius Game star David Tennant once opened up about a rare condition that he has which means he has six toes on one foot/

Genius Game star David Tennant once revealed that he has a rare condition that only affects one in every 1,000. “Polydactyly can either be inherited via the autosomal dominant pathway, which means only one parent needs to pass on the gene for the condition to appear, or can occur due to environmental factors and abnormalities during foetal development,” Miss Jurga Pikturnaite, a consultant specialising in plastic reconstructive, hand and aesthetic surgery told the Independent in February. “In many cases, polydactyly is not a cause for concern either functionally or physiologically, however, this should only be determined after a newborn has been assessed by a congenital limb differences team,” she then added.

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