title: Dermatoglyphic patterns of patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
abstract: Finger tip and palmar dermatoglyphics were studied in 31 patients (22 females and 9 males) with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and 38 matched controls (20 females and 18 males) from North India. While not many differences were observed in palmar patterns, a low ending of line A was found on both hands of two patients. Finger tip patterns were significantly different in patients compared to controls. No association with any dermatoglyphic feature and HLA antigens was observed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Taneja
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Taneja
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Anand
authors.forename: N K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Mehra
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D003878:Dermatoglyphics; D005260:Female; D006680:HLA Antigens / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D006680:HLA Antigens