Open AccessDermatoglyphs in Coronary Artery Disease Among Ningxia Population of North China
Author(s) -
Lei Hong,
Weijin Qian,
Zhi Geng,
Yucheng Sheng,
Haochen Yu,
Zengyi Ma,
Zhenghao Huo
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2015/15765.6863
Subject(s) - dermatoglyphics , palm , coronary artery disease , medicine , ridge , cardiology , population , artery , biology , genetics , paleontology , physics , environmental health , quantum mechanics
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is an enormous health problem in the world. Dermatoglyphs are cutaneous ridges on the fingers, palms, and soles, formed by genetic regulation and control during early intrauterine life. The Dermatoglyphic traits do not change significantly as the growth of the age. They may be the phenotypic characters of individual genes and represent the predisposition to certain diseases.