title: Biological distances in dermatoglyphics of beta-thalassemic subjects.
abstract: Biological distances for dermatoglyphic qualitative and quantitative traits have been obtained from a group of beta-thalassemic heterozygotes and normal controls. The results indicate that the digital patterns have been the most efficient dermatoglyphic characters that differentiate between the two groups.
mesh_terms: D003878:Dermatoglyphics; D005260:Female; D006579:Heterozygote; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013789:Thalassemia / Q000235:genetics*