Genetic Drift and the Founder Effect. Polydactyly -- extra fingers or sometimes toes -- is one symptom of Ellis-van Creveld syndrome. Genetically inherited diseases like Ellis-van Creveld are more concentrated among the Amish because they marry within their own community, which prevents new genetic variation from entering the population.
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Your sphincter of Oddi (SO) is something that you would never give a thought to - unless it was acting up. Your SO is a muscular valve that regulates secretions from your gallbladder and your pancreas into your small intestine. When this valve is not working as it should, sphincter of Oddi dysfunction (SOD) is diagnosed. SOD is a rare health condition. In SOD, the sphincter muscle spasms, causing it to remain shut. This can result in a backup of bile and pancreatic enzymes into their respective ducts.