Dermatoglyphic is the study of the epidermal ridges and the pattern formed by them. It may be pointed out that genetic factors have a large share in determining the variations in dermatoglyphics. It is however, suggested by evidence that bipolar mood disorder factors are determined more by genetic factors than by the environmental factors. The experiment has been undertaken to look for the effe...

Dermatoglyphs are well established as useful physical signs in patients with chromosome abnormalities, as well as being of interest in patients with certain congenital malformations. What is still unclear, however, is whether single gene disorders can directly affect dermatoglyphs. The dermatoglyphic changes found in the Holt-Oram syndrome (Rosner and Aberfeld, 1970) are often claimed to be an ...

The manifestation of ethnic, blood type, & gender-wise population variations regarding Dermatoglyphic manifestations are of interest to assess intra-group diversity and differentiation. The present study reports on the analysis of qualitaive and quantitative finger Dermatoglyphic traits of 382 individuals cross-sectionally sampled from an administrative region of Ethiopia, consisting of five et...

AIM This study was undertaken to investigate and analyze the significance of dermatoglyphics in predicting the susceptibility of individuals to develop dental caries. MATERIALS AND METHODS This case-control study was conducted on 1250 children in the age group of 5 to 12 years from Chennai Corporation School, Vadapalani, Chennai. Out of 1250 subjects, 625 subjects were in the study group and ...

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most important cause of mortality and morbidity in the world. The knowledge of major risk factors can be useful in prevention of CAD. There is no known major risk factor in many patients with myocardial infarction (MI). The dermatoglyphic pattern in patients with myocardial infarction is an interesting matter and little information is available about this re...

The present study was planned to assess the relationship of palmar dermatoglyphic patterns of hands in women with breast cancer and or at risk for developing breast cancer. This study was conducted on 100 histopathologically confirmed breast cancer patients in women and their digital dermatoglyphic patterns were studied to assess their association with the type and onset of breast cancer. Simul...