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  • Title: Dermatoglyphics of fingers and palm in Klinefelter's syndrome.
    Author: Sontakke BR, Ghosh SK, Pal AK.
    Journal: Nepal Med Coll J; 2010 Sep; 12(3):142-4. PubMed ID: 21446360.
    Abstract:
    Dermatoglyphics is important in anthropology and medical genetics, chiefly because of their diagnostic usefulness. We studied the ridges of finger tips and palm in six Klinefelter's syndrome patients (47,XXY) in the present work. Then the results were compared with equal number of controls. Statistical analysis was done using EPI- info, version- 6.04 d software. We found statistically significant increased in whorls and decreased in loops in klinefelter's syndrome patients as compared to the controls.
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