title: Middle phalangeal hair distribution in a Sardinian population sample.
abstract: Data relating to middle phalangeal hair (MPH) among unrelated individuals of both sexes born and living in Sardinia are presented. The occurrence of MPH is generally manifested on the 3-4-5 digits of both hands in the two sexes. The observed sex differences are statistically non-significant. The Sardinian sample seems to have a marked decrease in the frequency of individuals with MPH with regard to Mediterranean and other European populations.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Biologia sperimentale, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vona
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Porcella
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005787:Gene Frequency; D005828:Genetics, Population; D006197:Hair / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male