dermatoglyphic

Unusual dermatoglyphic patterns often relate to genetic disorders.

One study of fetuses with chromosomal abnormalities showed that the dermatoglyphic patterns were delayed by more than two weeks.

Other characteristics include skeletal abnormality, joint laxity, short stature, and unusual dermatoglyphic patterns.

Dermatoglyphic characteristics of the Tats and Mountain Jews also exclude ethnic similarity.

Leg ulcers, osteoporosis, and taurodontism occur with greater frequency in these patients than in control subjects, and dermatoglyphic studies have shown characteristic abnormalities."

As Lejeune and Turpin studied the hands of children witDown syndrome, they deduced that their dermatoglyphic anomalies appeared during embryo formation.

Alfred R. Hale described Kollmann as the first researcher (1883) to suggest that mechanical stresses inherent in fetal growth may influence the ultimate dermatoglyphic configuration.