Correlation between IQ and dermatoglyphic indices of Down syndrome patients.
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.
Saadat
Mostafa
M
Mehdipour
Parvin
P
D003878:Dermatoglyphics; D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000208:ethnology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D007514:Islam; D008297:Male; D014888:Wechsler Scales