raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:93338

Polysyndactyly

Synonyms: PPD4 · Preaxial polydactyly type 4

Type
Morphological anomaly
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal dominant
Age of onset
Infancy, Neonatal
Status
active

Polysyndactyly or PPD4 is a form of preaxial polydactyly of fingers, a limb malformation syndrome, characterized by the presence of a thumb showing the mildest degree of duplication, being broad, bifid or with radially deviated distal phalanx. Syndactyly of various degrees of third-and-fourth fingers is occasionally present.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enPolysyndactylyPPD4 · Preaxial polydactyly type 4
frPolysyndactyliePPD4 · Polydactylie préaxiale type 4
dePolysyndaktyliePPD4 · Polydaktylie, präaxiale, Typ 4
esPolisindactiliaPPD4 · Polidactilia preaxial tipo 4
itPolisindattiliaPPD4 · Polidattilia preassiale, tipo 4
nlPolysyndactyliePPD4 · Preaxiale polydactylie type 4
ptPolissindactiliaPPD4 · Polidactilia pré-axial tipo 4
plPolisyndaktyliaPolidaktylia przedosiowa typu 4 · PPD4
csPolysyndaktyliePPD4 · Preaxiální polydaktylie, typ 4
ukПолісиндактиліяPPD4 · Преаксіальна полідактилія 4 типу
zh多指(趾)并指(趾)畸形轴前多指症4型
trPolisindaktiliPPD4 · Preaksiyel polidaktili tip 4

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM174700Evalidated
ICD-10Q70.4Especificvalidated
ICD-11LB78.1Especificvalidated
MONDO8272Evalidated
UMLSC0265553Evalidated
GARD9903Evalidated
MedDRA10063143Evalidated

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.

Codes that Orphanet moved or referred to this one:

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Genes

1 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
GLI3Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:4319ENSG000001065711652407p14.1GLI family zinc finger 326394607[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

1 record
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET

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

Orphanet has no HPO annotation for this code in this release.

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Sources for this card