title: A dermatoglyphic study of the Kavalan aboriginal population of Taiwan.
abstract: By the 1970s, a number of dermatoglyphic studies of Taiwan aborigines (Gaoshan nationality) had been published, however in each only a few dermatoglyphic variables were addressed. Since that time, little new research has been conducted. In this study, we collected and analyzed the dermatoglyphs of 100 individuals of Kavalan, a Taiwan aboriginal population, and we reported a wide range of dermatoglyphic variables including total finger ridge count (TFRC), a-b total ridge count (a-b RC), atd angle and axial triradius percent distance (tPD), and frequencies of fingerprint pattern, palmar thenar pattern, palmar interdigital pattern, palmar hypothenar pattern, and simian line. This study is the first comprehensive dermatoglyphic research of any Taiwan aboriginal population.
authors: Institute of Anthropology, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan, 970-04, China. yaofong@mail.tcu.edu.tw
authors: Yao-Fong
authors: YF
authors: Chen
authors: HaiGuo
authors: H
authors: Zhang
authors: Chun-Hung
authors: CH
authors: Lai
authors: ZhenYu
authors: Z
authors: Lu
authors: ZhuGang
authors: Z
authors: Wang
mesh_terms: D044466:Asian People; D003878:Dermatoglyphics; D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008663:Metacarpus / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008875:Middle Aged; D012867:Skin / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D013624:Taiwan