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Heart-hand syndrome type 3 is a very rare heart-hand syndrome, described in three members of a Spanish family to date, which is characterized by a cardiac conduction defect (sick sinus, bundle-branch block) and brachydactyly, resembling brachydactyly type C of the hands, affecting principally the middle phalanges in conjunction with an extra ossicle on the proximal phalanx of both index fingers. Feet abnormalities are more subtle.
Features include: Brachydactyly, Sick sinus syndrome, Ulnar deviation of the 2nd finger, and Short middle phalanx of finger and 1 more.
Organ System | Phenotype Count | Example Features |
|---|---|---|
Arms and legs | 2 | Ulnar deviation of the 2nd finger, Short middle phalanx of finger |
Estimated prevalence: <1 in 1,000,000 (VERY_RARE).
No clinical trials have been registered for heart-hand syndrome type 3.
3 publications have been identified in PubMed for heart-hand syndrome type 3. Research spans Case Report / Case Series (33%), Basic Science / Preclinical (33%), and Epidemiology / Natural History (33%).
Weaver DJ (2025). [PMID: 39480394](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39480394/). *J Hand Surg Am*. [Epidemiology / Natural History]
Adeleye AO (2025). [PMID: 42035353](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42035353/). *West Afr J Med*. [Case Report / Case Series]
Stanworth M (2024). [PMID: 39480826](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39480826/). *PLoS One*. [Basic Science / Preclinical]
Data assembled from 5 of 12 sources · Last updated Sep 18, 2026, 2:54 AM UTC
Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man
European rare disease database
Genetic and Rare Diseases Info Center
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Abnormality of the cardiovascular system |