The science of dermatoglyphics has progressed from the study of dermal patterns for the pu rpose of identification of individuals to the classification and quantitative assessm ent of the pattern.s to ascerta in. their signifi cance in disease of hereditary origin. It is es tablished that dermal patterns arc determined on a geneti c basis (11). The ridges begin to differentiate during the third...

Dermatoglyphics in infertile male patients were studied and compared with that of age matched controls to see whether any specific dermatoglyphic pattern exists in infertile male patients. Infertile male patients with abnormal semen profile were referred to Cytogenetic Laboratory for karyotyping. We selected twenty-four infertile male patients with abnormal semen profile. Out of twenty-four inf...

There is well documented relationship between dermatoglyphics and specific syndromes of genetic origins. Since beta-thalassemia is a major genetic disorder in West Bengal, India, therefore, rapid diagnosis of major beta thalassemia along with certain preventive measures is of utmost significance. The aim of the present study was to understand the association of the finger prints patterns among ...

Background: Studies are being done to identify the potential early biomarkers of diabetes. Dermatoglyphics feature are genetically determined .Therefore the present study intends to evaluate the relationship between Dermatoglyphic patterns and type-II Diabetes Mellitus. Objective: To compare the dermatoglyphic features of normal individuals and patients with Type-II Diabetes Mellitus. Methodolo...

Introduction: Palmar dermatoglyphics is a simple, inexpensive andnon-invasive anatomical procedure which may be used as a reliable indicator for screening of high risk population in a developing country like India. Bronchial asthma is influenced by genetic factors and the present study was carried out to correlate the dermatoglyphic quantitative & qualitative parameters in patients of bronchial...

Introduction It is well known that in anorexia nervosa (AN), relapse and mortality rates are extremely high, but that early diagnosis and treatment generally leads to good prognosis. With that in mind, and because of the clear genetic contribution to anorexia, we studied whether women diagnosed with AN are characterized by distinctive finger and palm prints. What is the rationale for this appro...