Dermatoglyphic features in diabetes mellitus.
Dermatoglyphic features of 290 children and 180 adults with diabetes mellitus were investigated. WD occurred significantly more frequently on the fingers, and pattern intensity was low in certain interdigital areas in these patients. A high TRC value was more frequent in both girls and boys with diabetes mellitus than in the controls.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003878:Dermatoglyphics; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000235:genetics*; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors