title: Finger ridge count and finger print pattern in maturity onset diabetes mellitus.
abstract: Total finger ridge count, absolute finger ridge count and finger print pattern were studied in 150 maturity onset diabetes mellitus patients and compared to 120 controls. Significant findings were: in males, with both hands combined and separately (i) an increase in radial and ulnar loops and arches (ii) A decrease in whorls. (iii) In females, an increase in ulnar loops and a decrease in whorls in the left hand was observed.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Anatomy St. John's Medical College, Bangalore.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ravindranath
authors.forename: I M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Thomas
mesh_terms: D003878:Dermatoglyphics; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male