Dermatoglyphic Studies in Rheumatic Heart Disease

62 patients suffering from rheumatic heart disease were taken from Institute of Child Health, Niloufer Hospital, Hyderabad, for the present dermatoglyphic investigation. The finger, palm and toe prints were analysed to see if there was an association between rheumatic heart disease and any of the de...

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Published in:Human heredity 1978-01, Vol.28 (1), p.72-78
Main Authors: Annapurna, V., Ahuja, Y. R., Reddi, Y. R., Reddy, G. D., Rao, V. Sudhakar, Rao, P. Niranjan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Dermatoglyphics
Female
Humans
India
Male
Rheumatic Heart Disease - genetics
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Summary:62 patients suffering from rheumatic heart disease were taken from Institute of Child Health, Niloufer Hospital, Hyderabad, for the present dermatoglyphic investigation. The finger, palm and toe prints were analysed to see if there was an association between rheumatic heart disease and any of the dermatoglyphic traits. The parameters which were significantly different from the controls are: (1) reduced frequency of arches on the finger tips in males and increased frequency of whorls in females; (2) increased frequency of patterns in the III interdigital area in males; (3) decreased d-t ridge count in females, and (4) higher incidence of multiple axial triradii in females.
ISSN:0001-5652
1423-0062
DOI:10.1159/000152934