title: [Dermatoglyphics in children with constitutional exogenous obesity].
abstract: The results of investigation of dermatoglyphics were analyzed in 544 children suffering from constitutional exogenous adiposity. The results of population-based studies of a regional medicogenetic counselling service (1240 persons) were taken as control data. Dermatoglyphic changes included papillary patterns intensified at the expense of loops and twists. An increase in the atd angle value, a-b count in boys, the presence of additional triradii, abnormal endings of the main palm lines, a reduced C line, the absence of the C triradius in patients with constitutional exogenous adiposity as well in their relatives of the 1st degree of kinship were revealed.
authors.forename: N N
authors.initials: NN
authors.lastname: Kaladze
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Chebanova
authors.forename: L K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Doroshenko
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003878:Dermatoglyphics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000473:pathology*
vernacular_title: Dermatoglifika pri konstitutsional'no-ékzogennom ozhirenii u deteĭ.