Child with 15 fingers and 16 toes

Elizabeth Walsh · Mar 25, 2010

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An X-ray picture shows the feet of a 6-year-old boy at a hospital in Shenyang, Liaoning province, China. Experts said a genetic mutation caused the boy to develop 15 fingers and 16 toes. (China Daily/Reuters) (China Daily/Reuters)

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/slideshow/photos-ray-oddities-2033647

He is thought to hold the world record for the number of digits ever recorded on a human being. The current official record holders are two Indian children, Pranamya Menaria and Devendra Harne, who both have 12 fingers and 13 toes.
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Griff · Mar 26, 2010

I can only count 14 fingers

drsarbes · Mar 30, 2010

I think they are counting the first digit right as two.

Probably a very fast swimmer.

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