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Trait

Short index finger

Clinical name: Short 2nd finger

Hypoplasia of the second finger, also known as the index finger.

HPO HP:0009536

Summary

Also called
Short index fingers, Hypoplastic index finger phalanges, Hypoplastic/small index finger, Short index finger phalanges
Body system
Abnormality of limbsAbnormality of the musculoskeletal system

9 genes linked to Short index finger

Changes in these genes cause rare conditions in which Short index finger is seen. Most people with this trait have none of those conditions, and a gene on this list says nothing about anyone's own genome.

GeneHow often it is seenConditions
ERFETS2 repressor factorAlwaysIn 1 condition
FIG4FIG4 phosphoinositide 5-phosphataseAlwaysIn 1 condition
GDF5growth differentiation factor 5Very often (80–99%)In 3 conditions
GPC3glypican 3Often (30–79%)In 1 condition
GPC4glypican 4Often (30–79%)In 1 condition
BMP2bone morphogenetic protein 2Not recordedIn 1 condition
BMPR1Bbone morphogenetic protein receptor type 1BNot recordedIn 1 condition
IRX5iroquois homeobox 5Not recordedIn 1 condition
MEIS2Meis homeobox 2Not recordedIn 1 condition

How often is among people with one of the gene's conditions, the most often across them, as the Human Phenotype Ontology records it. These pages describe traits and the research behind them; they are not a diagnosis, and a doctor or genetic counsellor is the person to ask about symptoms.

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Broader traits

Absent/small index fingerShort finger

Where this comes from

  • The Human Phenotype Ontology, release 2026-09-01: the trait, its names, its definition and the genes linked to it. Find out more at hpo.jax.org.
  • Data release 2026.10.16-c6eea6bf.

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