Dermatoglyphic analysis as a diagnostic tool in Wilson disease?
Dermatoglyphic analysis was performed in a family with 3 children with Wilson disease. With our findings we could not confirm the results published in two earlier papers by other authors who noted a positive relation between Wilson disease and an increased number of whorls. The practical significance of the findings is discussed.
D003878:Dermatoglyphics; D005260:Female; D006527:Hepatolenticular Degeneration / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics; D006579:Heterozygote; D006720:Homozygote; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male