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31
Jan
2009

Couple Welcomes Baby With 12 Functioning Fingers, 12 Toes

A San Francisco couple is beaming after becoming the proud parents of a healthy but incredibly rare baby boy this month.
Baby Kamani Hubbard has six-fully formed and functional fingers and toes on his hands and feet. The condition, called “polydactyly”, is not an uncommon genetic trait, but doctors say they’ve never seen a case so [...]

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31
Aug
2007

Brooklyn Baby Born With 12 Fingers and 12 Toes

Jeshuah was born in Brooklyn on Tuesday, healthy, weighing just over 7 pounds. He has a rare condition, called polydactylism, which caused him to have 12 fingers and 12 toes at birth. The condition is genetic and his dad was born with an extra finger on his left hand.

Jeshuah’s mom, Quana Morris, said she’d [...]

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