raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:2935

Crossed polysyndactyly

Type
Malformation syndrome
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal dominant
Age of onset
Antenatal
Status
active

A rare, hereditary, congenital limb malformation characterized by polydactyly with crossed involvement of hands and feet with no other associated malformations or anomalies. Patients present with a combination of unilateral or bilateral preaxial polydactyly of hands with postaxial polydactyly of feet or postaxial polydactyly of hands with preaxial polydactyly of feet. Additional manifestations include bilateral cutaneous syndactyly of first, second and third toes and occasionally cutaneous syndactyly of hands.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enCrossed polysyndactyly
frPolysyndactylie croisée
dePolysyndaktylie, gekreuzte
esPolisindactilia cruzada
itPolisindattilia crociataPolidattilia crociata
nlGekruiste polysyndactylie
ptPolissindactilia cruzada
plPolisyndaktylia skrzyżowanaPolidaktylia skrzyżowana
csZkřížená polysyndaktylieZkřížená polydaktylie
ukПерехресна полісиндактилія
zh交叉性多指(趾)并指(趾)畸形
trÇizgili polisindaktili

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM175690Evalidated
ICD-10Q70.4NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-11LD26.2NTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0008286Evalidated
MeSHC566773Evalidated
UMLSC1867999Evalidated
GARD1617Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (1):

No children.

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Genes

0 direct

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families12 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated8042663[PMID]_20127219 [PMID]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET_8042663[PMID]_20127219 [PMID]

Value is Orphadata's ValMoy: the mean estimate per 100 000 for prevalence and incidence, the number of cases or families for case reports.

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HPO phenotypes

11 annotations · validated 2016-06-01
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0006101Finger syndactyly
HP:0001162Postaxial hand polydactyly
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0007477Abnormal dermatoglyphics
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0000356Abnormality of the outer ear
HP:0000288Abnormality of the philtrum
HP:0009601Aplasia/Hypoplasia of the thumb
HP:0005280Depressed nasal bridge
HP:0000364Hearing abnormality
HP:0008736Hypoplasia of penis
HP:0000486Strabismus
HP:0000582Upslanted palpebral fissure

Run the differential on the 2 obligate / very frequent terms

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