Dermatoglyphics began with dactyloscopy in Hungary in the early 1900s. Since then, the interest in several fields of dermatoglyphics has arisen, e. g. paleodermatoglyphics, heredity of the dermatoglyphic traits, dermatoglyphics in medical disorders, dermatoglyphics of different populations in Hungary, dermatoglyphics in questioned paternity as well as the study of the palmar and plantar creases...

The term dermatoglyphics is derived from the ancient Greek words ‘derma’ means skin and ‘glyph’ meaning carving. Dermatoglyphics is the scientific study of patterns of epidermal ridges present on fingers, palms, toes and soles. 1 Although Cummins and Midlo coined the term dermatoglyphics, it started as a scientific discipline with the publication of Purkinje’s thesis and Galton’s classic book “...

Dermatoglyphics is the scientific study of fingerprint patterns. Fingerprints are formed in early embryonic life, during the 10th to 16th weeks of intrauterine life and remain permanent during the whole life. Dermatoglyphics can be used as a diagnostic tool of genetically and nongenetically determined diseases. Thus, it can be used not only in the field of medicine but also in dentistry for the...

The discussion whilch I am to bring before you is concerned with certain bodily features which have aroused but little active interest on the part of anatomnists. I shall speak of dermatoglyphics-the traceries of delicate skin ridges borne by the fingers, palms, toes, and soles. They are obscure features, not only in the sense of being inconspicuous but obscure also from the standpoint of the r...

Dermatoglyphic traits have been used to assess population affinities and structure. Here, we describe the digital patterns of four Eskimo populations from Alaska: two Yupik-speaking villages from St. Lawrence Island and two Inupik groups presently residing on mainland Alaska. For a broader evolutionary perspective, these four Eskimo populations are compared to other Inuit groups, to North Ameri...

According to the world's prevalence rate, alcoholism is in the third place after heart and blood vessel diseases and malignant tumors. With the development of neuroscience, the causes of alcoholism's biological etiologic sources are still being studied. Considering that dermatoglyphics are highly determined by heritage, we contemplated the possibilities of their discrimination in alcoholic pati...

The grooves and the ridges on the fingers, palms and the soles have aroused scientific interest for centuries. This field, known as dermatoglyphics, has a lot of applications in modern day population and medical research research. The present paper focuses on the different aspects of dermatoglyphics and also its applications. A brief account about the development of dermatoglyphic studies in In...

The configurations of epidermal ridges that comprise dermatoglyphic traits are, in many respects, a history of the developmental period during which the ridges form. In 1892 Sir Francis Galton [l] demonstrated that epidermal ridge configurations did not change throughout postnatal life. The fact that ridge configurations were not affected by environment or by age has been an important framework...

Completion of a survey of dermatoglyphic variables for all ethnic groups in an ethnically diverse country like China is a huge research project, and an achievement that anthropological and dermatoglyphic scholars in the country could once only dream of. However, through the endeavors of scientists in China over the last 30 years, the dream has become reality. This paper reports the results of a...