title: [Use of complex assessment of dermatoglyphic signs for prediction of the risk of development of occupational diseases].
abstract: Dermatoglyphic investigations conducted by the authors made it possible to demonstrate a genetic predisposition to occupational diseases, in particular, to silicosis and silicotuberculosis. Methods based on the mathematical theory of pattern recognition were used for multifactor analysis of the data. It was shown that complex evaluation of 10 dermatoglyphic indices gave a reliable prognosis of the risk of the above two kinds of disease due to silica dust. The dermatoglyphic patterns which predict predisposition to simple silicosis or to silicotuberculosis were found to differ significantly.
authors.forename: M Iu
authors.initials: MIu
authors.lastname: Kochneva
authors.forename: E V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Polzik
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Katsnel'son
mesh_terms: D003878:Dermatoglyphics; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000235:genetics*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012307:Risk Factors; D012829:Silicosis / Q000235:genetics; D012830:Silicotuberculosis / Q000235:genetics
vernacular_title: Primenenie kompleksnoĭ otsenki dermatoglificheskikh priznakov dlia prognozirovniia riska razvitiia professional'nogo zabolevaniia.