title: Dermatoglyphics in juvenile hypertension.
abstract: Dermatoglyphics of 172 children and young adults (116 males, 56 females) with hypertension, 13-27 years old, were compared with those of 130 healthy male and 110 female controls. Several differences were observed between the two groups. Hypertensive patients had a somewhat lower frequency of fingertip ulnar loops, higher frequency whorls and a higher total finger ridge count. They also had a somewhat higher mean atd angle, significantly more frequent distal position of the axial triradius (mostly in t' position) and more missing axial triradii compared to controls. The differences between a-b ridge counts, the interdigital, thenar and hypothenar patterns were generally small and sometimes limited to one sex or one hand only. The observed differences seem to indicate a genetic influence in the etiology of essential hypertension.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, CSFR.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Palyzová
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kuklík
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Beránková
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Schaumann
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003878:Dermatoglyphics; D005260:Female; D005819:Genetic Markers; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012727:Sex Characteristics
chemical_list: D005819:Genetic Markers