Correlation among lip print pattern, finger print pattern and abo blood group.
OBJECTIVE
To study correlation between lip print pattern, finger print pattern and ABO blood group.


METHODS
The study group consisted of 27 males and 27 females who were aged between 20-40 years. Lip prints, finger prints and ABO and Rh blood groups of each individual were recorded. Lip prints were classified, based on Suzuki's and Tsuchihashi's classification and finger prints were classified, based on Michael's and Kucken's classification. The results were statistically analyzed by using Chi-square test.


RESULTS
Complete vertical lip print, loop finger print pattern, O+ blood group were predominant among individual groups. O+ blood group-type I lip print combination, loop finger print pattern-type IV lip print pattern combination, O+ blood group-loop finger print pattern combination and both B+ blood group-loop finger print pattern- type IV lip print pattern combination and O+ blood group-loop finger print pattern-type I lip print pattern were predominant.


CONCLUSIONS
Though lip prints, finger prints and blood groups had their own specificities, correlation of the three parameters did not show any significance.
PG Student, Department of Oral Pathology, St Joseph Dental College and Hospital , Duggirala, Eluru, Andhra Pradesh, India .
Srilekha
S
N
Professor, Department of Oral Pathology, St Joseph Dental College and Hospital , Duggirala, Eluru, Andhra Pradesh, India .
Anuradha
A
A
Professor and HOD, Department of Oral Pathology, St Joseph Dental College and Hospital , Duggirala, Eluru, Andhra Pradesh, India .
Vijay
V
Srinivas G
Reader, Department of Oral Pathology, St Joseph Dental College and Hospital , Duggirala, Eluru, Andhra Pradesh, India .
Sabitha
S
Devi R
Blood groups; Finger print; Lip print; Pattern; Predominant