Rare diseases · Sign or symptom
Slender finger
Narrow fingers
HP:0001238
What it means
Fingers that are disproportionately narrow (reduced girth) for the hand/foot size or build of the individual.
Rare diseases that can present with this13
Very common80–99%
2Common30–79%
5Sometimes5–29%
6- Aase-Smith syndrome type 1
- Primary microcephaly-mild intellectual disability-young-onset diabetes syndrome
- Pseudoaminopterin syndrome
- SATB2-associated syndrome due to a chromosomal rearrangement
- Schuurs-Hoeijmakers syndrome
- X-linked female restricted facial dysmorphism-short stature-choanal atresia-intellectual disability
The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.
Part of the broader category
Also called: Slender fingers · thin fingers
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Start free with EleplanThis page uses the Human Phenotype Ontology (2026-06-23) — Human Phenotype Ontology Consortium, hpo.jax.org. Disease associations from Orphanet (INSERM), CC BY 4.0. Content is educational and is not medical advice.