title: Correlation between IQ and dermatoglyphic indices of Down syndrome patients.
abstract: The fingerprint patterns, simian crease, and total ridge count of 41 mild and 61 severe mentally handicapped patients with Down syndrome (DS) were compared with a control group of 200 mentally normal individuals. Patients and controls were unrelated Iranian Muslims. Significant differences were observed within DS patients with different levels of mental retardation.
authors.forename: Mostafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saadat
authors.forename: Parvin
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mehdipour
mesh_terms: D003878:Dermatoglyphics; D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000208:ethnology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D007514:Islam; D008297:Male; D014888:Wechsler Scales