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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Health and Allied Sciences NU 2015; 05(01): 014-016
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1703855
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FINGERPRINT PATTERN CHARACTERISTICS OF INTELLECTUALLY DISABLED CHILDREN - AN ORIGINAL STUDY

Meril Ann Soman
1   Post Graduates, Department of Anatomy, Yenepoya Medical College, 5 Mangalore, Department of Anaesthesia, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Pondicherry, India
,
Ramakrishna Avadhani
2   Professor & HOD, Department of Anatomy, Yenepoya Medical College, 5 Mangalore, Department of Anaesthesia, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Pondicherry, India
,
Rani Nallathamby
3   Post Graduates, Department of Anatomy, Yenepoya Medical College, 5 Mangalore, Department of Anaesthesia, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Pondicherry, India
,
Meera Jacob
4   Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Yenepoya Medical College, 5 Mangalore, Department of Anaesthesia, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Pondicherry, India
,
Charly Chacko Joseph
4   Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Yenepoya Medical College, 5 Mangalore, Department of Anaesthesia, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Pondicherry, India
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Abstract

Fingerprint patterns are unique patterns made by friction ridges and furrows present on the pads of finger tips. Uniqueness and persistence are the two underlying features of fingerprint patterns. Aim of this present study was to determine the differences in the incidence of fingerprint patterns in intellectually disabled children compared to normal healthy children. Intellectual disability is a generalized disorder appearing before adulthood and is characterized by limitations in both intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior. The present study comprising of 120 students (60 intellectually disabled and 60 controls) was carried out in Pediatrics outpatient department, Yenepoya Medical College and Hospital, Mangalore. The incidence of the four fingerprint patterns (Ulnar loop, Radial loop, Whorls and Arches) were determined in both the groups. Ulnar loop pattern had the highest incidence in both the groups and the least incidence was shown by arch pattern. There exists difference in the frequency of the fingerprint patterns in males and females of both the groups. The study was conducted to observe for any difference in the incidence of fingerprint patterns between intellectually disabled and normal children.

Keywords

Fingerprint - Intellectually disabled - Loop - Dermatoglyphics


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