DERMATOGLYPHIC ANALYSIS IN TURNER’S SYNDROME

The palm- and finger-prints of 10 patients suspected to have Tumers syn¬drome were analysed. The results were compared to the dermatoglyphic patterns characteristic of Turner’s syndrome found in the literature. In 3 cases a dermatoglyphic picture corresponding to that of the literature was observed. In one case a perfect analysis could not be performed because of a congenital malformation of one of the hands. In 4 cases no perfect correspondence was found. With the aid of dermatoglyphic examinations the possibility of Turner’s syndrome was excluded in 2 cases. In these 2 cases the karyotypes did not prove to be X monosomy either. The method is believed to be useful for dif-ferential diagnosis of gonadal dysgenesis.