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Dermatoglyphics in Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH)
Author(s) -
Börger Doris,
Held Karsten R.,
Lüttgen Sabine
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
clinical genetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.543
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1399-0004
pISSN - 0009-9163
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-0004.1986.tb00591.x
Subject(s) - dermatoglyphics , congenital adrenal hyperplasia , endocrinology , medicine , hyperplasia , biology , genetics
Dermatoglyphic findings were compared in 42 patients (32 females, 10 males) with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH) and 110 normal controls (70 females, 40 males). In CAH males, an excess of whorls (p < 0.001), an increased total finger ridge count (p < 0.05), and an increased frequency of patterns in the fourth interdigital area (p < 0.025) was found. A main line A terminating high in the hypothenar area (p < 0.05), and a missing c‐triradius or an abortive main line C (p < 0.05) was observed in CAH females. Both sexes displayed an increase in the frequency of small radially directed hypothenar patterns (p < 0.05) and Sydney lines (p < 0.01).