title: Dermatoglyphic asymmetry and hair whorl patterns in schizophrenic and bipolar patients.
abstract: Dermatoglyphic quantitative counts, asymmetry between two hands, and hair whorls were assessed in schizophrenic, bipolar and normal samples. Higher dermatoglyphic directional asymmetry and lower fluctuating asymmetry in bipolar patients support their hypernormal asymmetries. An inverse association between hair whorl location and dermatoglyphic asymmetry in schizophrenia may show a higher probability of lateralization problems.
authors.affiliation: Roozbeh Psychiatric Hospital-Medical Sciences/University of Tehran, Kargar-jonoubi Ave, Tehran, Iran. ryousefi@razi.tums.ac.ir
authors.forename: Reza
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yousefi-Nooraie
authors.forename: Soroush
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mortaz-Hedjri
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003878:Dermatoglyphics / Q000145:classification*; D006197:Hair / Q000254:growth & development*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*