title: Dermatoglyphics and karyotype analysis in primary amenorrhoea.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Dermatoglyphics is the scientific study of the skin ridge patterns on the fingers, toes, palms of the hands and soles of feet. Dermatoglyphics is in use as a supportive diagnostic tool in genetic or chromosomal disorders as well as in clinical conditions with genetic etiologies. Primary amenorrhoea and Dermatoglyphics, both have the suspected multifactorial (genetic and environmental) aetiologies.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  In the present study the finger dermatoglyphic patterns were studied in primary amenorrhoea cases and age matched fertile control females and also attention was given to find out whether a specific dermatoglyphic trait exists in primary amenorrhoea cases and whether it was statistically significant.
  
  
  METHODS
  To study the role of dermatoglyphics in primary amenorrhoea, a study was conducted on 30 subjects with primary amenorrhoea (as cases) and compared it with equal number of age matched fertile females (as controls). We studied fingertip patterns in all the subjects enrolled. Simultaneously we have assessed the Karyotype of primary amenorrhoea cases.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Two subjects in experimental group have shown abnormal Karyotypes. The most significant finding in present study was increased total finger ridge count (TFRC) in primary amenorrhoea cases which was statistically significant. We also found higher frequency of loops and arches in primary amenorrhoea with abnormal karyotypes. This type of study may be quite useful as a supportive investigation, in stating the predisposition of an individual to primary amenorrhoea and referral of an individual for karyotyping.
authors: Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences , Sevagram, Wardha, Maharashtra, India .
authors: Shweta S
authors: SS
authors: Talhar
authors: Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences , Sevagram, Wardha, Maharashtra, India .
authors: Bharat R
authors: BR
authors: Sontakke
authors: Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences , Sevagram, Wardha, Maharashtra, India .
authors: Jwalant E
authors: JE
authors: Waghmare
authors: Professor, Department of Anatomy, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences , Sevagram, Wardha, Maharashtra, India .
authors: Aditya M
authors: AM
authors: Tarnekar
authors: Professor & Head, Department of Anatomy, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences , Sevagram, Wardha, Maharashtra, India .
authors: Moreshwar R
authors: MR
authors: Shende
authors: Professor, Department of Cytogenetics, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences , Sevagram, Wardha, Maharashtra, India .
authors: Asoke K
authors: AK
authors: Pal
keywords: Dermatoglyphics; Karyotype; Primary amenorrhoea
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