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ORPHA:93337Morphological anomaly
Also called PPD3 · Preaxial polydactyly type 3
What it is
Polydactyly of an index finger or PPD3 is a form of preaxial polydactyly of fingers, a limb malformation syndrome, where the thumb is replaced by one or two triphalangeal digits with dermatoglyphic pattern specific of the index finger. Two forms of PPD3 have been characterized: unilateral and bilateral. There have been no further descriptions in the literature since 1962.
Key facts
- Prevalence
- <1 / 1 000 000 (Europe)
- Age of onset
- Infancy, Neonatal
- Inheritance
- Autosomal dominant
- Classified as
- Morphological anomaly
Prevalence figures describe populations, not individuals, and are often estimates from a single study. Where the figure is an incidence or a birth prevalence, it says so.
ICD-10 codes
ICD-10 has no distinct code for most rare diseases, so many are filed under the nearest available one. A shared code identifies the group, not this disease — the ORPHAcode above is what identifies it.
Cross-references
Orphadata Science: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Data version 2026-06-23. Available under CC BY 4.0. This is a reference, not medical advice.
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