The number of ridges on the fingertips has a major genetic contribution, and is fixed by the fourth month of fetal life. Most people have a higher count on the right-hand side (R > ), approx. 20% have a higher left-hand side (L > ) count. The incidence of higher left count is greater in women and in homosexual men. Direction of dermatoglyphic asymmetry was not found to be related to handedness ...

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Aim: To compare the differences in finger tips patterns and a-b ridge count patients with type II diabetes mellitus as case non-diabetic control group.Materials methods: The study is conducted 100 diabetic persons a group. For collection of palmar prints ‘Cumins midlo’ method has been used. Non were carefully selected to be free from any disease which can influence dermatoglyphic pattern.Observ...

finger prints of 68 patients with down's syndrome and 93 controls have been collected and analyzed for topological of formulation of finger tip patterns suggested by loesch (1975). the results showed that there may be great differences in the dictionary of the finger patterns of the patients and their controls. mean lunar and radial patterns showed mostly significant differences among the patie...

Essential hypertension is sustained high blood pressure not attributable to a single cause but reflecting the interaction of multiple genetic and environmental influences. Dermatoglyphic involves the study of epidermal ridges present on the surface of palms, finger, soles and toes while cheiloscopy is the study of the grooves or furrows present on the vermilion border of the human lips. Finger ...

INTRODUCTION/AIM Dermatoglyphics is a science that ex amines dermal patterns on volar side of both palms and soles. Since dermatoglyphs are unique for each person, by examining them a number of parameters can be determined. These parameters could help to diagnose and treat exam ined individulas. The aim of this study was to determine possible differences of the dermathoglyphic characteristics o...