A study of the dermatoglyphic pattern in diabetic subjects in Kalaburagi district

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Author Details : Mohd Ibrahim Pasha, Arshiya Zeba*, Khwaja Nawazuddin Sarwari, Mohammed Mateen Ahmed

Volume : 8, Issue : 2, Year : 2021

Article Page : 90-93

https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijcap.2021.021

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Abstract

Background and Objectives: Dermatoglyphics is the scientific study of epidermal ridges and their configurations on the palmar region of hand and fingers and plantar region of foot and toes. Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder characterized by hyperglycemia resulting from defect in insulin secretion, action or both. Dermatoglyphic patterns are genetically determined and can be used as supportive for diagnosis of various hereditary disorders including T2DM. This study was carried out to compare palmar dermatoglyphic pattern in T2DM and control group and compare with previous studies.
Method: A hospital based case control study was conducted 100 cases of T2DM are taken from Basaweshwar hospital Gulbarga, and another 100 persons are included as control group. The palms and fingers are smeared with ink to bring out the dermatoglyphiic patterns which were subsequently studied.
Result: There was increased number of whorls and decreased number of ulnar loops in both T2DM patients compared with normal individuals. Total finger ridge count and Absolute finger ridge count is increased in both T2DM patients and there is also increased atd angle.
Conclusion: The knowledge of dermatoglyphics in patients with T2DM and essential hypertension can be utilized to find out genetic correlation. The existence of such relation might be important for the screening programme for prevention of T2DM.

Keywords: Dermatoglyphics, T2DM.

How to cite : Pasha M I, Zeba A, Sarwari K N, Ahmed M M, A study of the dermatoglyphic pattern in diabetic subjects in Kalaburagi district. Indian J Clin Anat Physiol 2021;8(2):90-93

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