Polydactyly of a biphalangeal thumb and/or hallux
Synonyms: PPD1 | Preaxial polydactyly type 1
A rare non-syndromic limb malformation characterized by the duplication of one or more skeletal components of a biphalangeal thumb and/or hallux. Hands are preferentially affected (in bilateral) and the right hand is more commonly involved than the left. Hallux duplication may present concomitantly to or independently of thumb polydactyly and is predominantly unilateral right.
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Orphadata: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Available on http://www.orphadata.org. Data version April 2024
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