Thumb polydactyly

Introduction: Thumb polydactyly

Description of Thumb polydactyly

Thumb polydactyly (medical condition): A medical term for a hand defect where the thumb is partially or completely...more »

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Polydactyly preaxial:
  »Introduction: Polydactyly preaxial
  »Symptoms of Polydactyly preaxial
  »Causes of Polydactyly preaxial

Thumb polydactyly: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Thumb polydactyly:

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Thumb polydactyly: Rare Disease

Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Thumb polydactyly is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Thumb polydactyly, or a subtype of Thumb polydactyly, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Ophanet

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when if affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Thumb polydactyly as a "rare disease".

Source - Orphanet

Thumb polydactyly as a Disease

Thumb polydactyly: Another name for Polydactyly preaxial (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Polydactyly preaxial
  »Symptoms of Polydactyly preaxial
  »Causes of Polydactyly preaxial

Thumb polydactyly: Related Diseases

Thumb polydactyly: Thumb polydactyly is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Hand conditions
• Foot conditions
• Musculoskeletal conditions
• Bone or skeletal conditions
• Limb conditions
• Congenital conditions - physical defects
• Congenital conditions

Causes of Thumb polydactyly

Some of the causes of Thumb polydactyly are included in the list below:

• The anomaly is inherited in an autosomal dominant manner

Read more about causes of Thumb polydactyly (Polydactyly preaxial)

Symptoms of Thumb polydactyly (Polydactyly preaxial)

Some of the symptoms of Thumb polydactyly incude:

• Extra thumb
• Complete or partial duplication of thumb
• Broadened thumb
• Triphalangeal thumb

Read more about symptoms of Thumb polydactyly (Polydactyly preaxial)

Terms associated with Thumb polydactyly:

Terms Similar to Thumb polydactyly:

• Polydactyly preaxial type 1

Source - NIH

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