Palmar angles: its significance in type 2 diabetes mellitus

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Author Details : Shubha Srivastava, Kuldeep Singh

Volume : 3, Issue : , Year : 2016

Article Page : 377-380

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Abstract

Much progress has been made in establishing Dermatoglyphics as a useful   diagnostic tool in medicine, providing important insights into the inheritance and embryological development of medical disorders. The present study attempts to compare the Dermatoglyphics parameters specially palmar angles-angles atd, angle adt and angle dat, in cases of NIDDM with that of controls. Results showed a significant difference in mean values of angle adt and angle atd when put to statistical tests and ‘p’ value calculated.

Keywords: Dermatoglyphics, Palmar angles, NIDDM

How to cite : Srivastava S, Singh K, Palmar angles: its significance in type 2 diabetes mellitus. Indian J Clin Anat Physiol 2016;3():377-380

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