Polydactyly preaxial type 1: A rare hand deformity involving duplication of one or more bones of the thumb. The duplication may simply involve a part of the end bone in the thumb which gives it a broad appearance or it may involve duplication of the whole thumb. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Polydactyly preaxial type 1 is available below.
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Polydactyly preaxial type 1 is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Polydactyly preaxial type 1, or a subtype of Polydactyly preaxial type 1,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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