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A dermatoglyphic study of sixty‐four XYY males

A dermatoglyphic study of sixty‐four XYY males BY PEDRO SALDARA-GARCIA Kennedy-Galton Centre, Harperbury Hospital, Shenley, Radlett, Herts. W D 7 9H& Dermatoglyphic studies in patients with autosomal and sex chromosomal aberrations have shown a, distortion of the dermal ridge configurations. I n contrast with some autosomal trisomic conditions, e.g. Down’s syndrome or D and E trisomies, pattern distortion in sex chromosome aberrations is not so conspicuous. However, when a sufficient number of cases is considered, dermatoglyphic analysis reveals ridge peculiarities, mainly of a quantitative nature, which differ significantly from normal (Holt & Lindsten, 1964). Thus differences not only in total ridge count, mean ridge breadth, and position of the axial triradius, but also in pattern frequency have been found in conditions with aberrant sex chromosomes. Among the latter conditions, two have been more extensively investigated than the rest; these are Turner’s syndrome (Polani, 1961; de Almeida, Pdvoa & Rodrigues, 1962; Uchida & Soltan, 1963; Holt & Lindsten, 1964) and Klinefelter’s syndrome (Hunter, 1966; Holt, 1968). As a result, the dermatoglyphic peculiarities of these two syndromes are now well known. Less developed, however, is the study of dermatoglyphs in other conditions also associated with sex chromosome anomalies but less frequent in the population, e.g. X X http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Annals of Human Genetics Wiley

A dermatoglyphic study of sixty‐four XYY males

SALDAÑA‐GARCIA, PEDRO
Annals of Human Genetics , Volume 37 (1) – Jul 1, 1973
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BY PEDRO SALDARA-GARCIA Kennedy-Galton Centre, Harperbury Hospital, Shenley, Radlett, Herts. W D 7 9H& Dermatoglyphic studies in patients with autosomal and sex chromosomal aberrations have shown a, distortion of the dermal ridge configurations. I n contrast with some autosomal trisomic conditions, e.g. Down’s syndrome or D and E trisomies, pattern distortion in sex chromosome aberrations is not so conspicuous. However, when a sufficient number of cases is considered, dermatoglyphic analysis reveals ridge peculiarities, mainly of a quantitative nature, which differ significantly from normal (Holt & Lindsten, 1964). Thus differences not only in total ridge count, mean ridge breadth, and position of the axial triradius, but also in pattern frequency have been found in conditions with aberrant sex chromosomes. Among the latter conditions, two have been more extensively investigated than the rest; these are Turner’s syndrome (Polani, 1961; de Almeida, Pdvoa & Rodrigues, 1962; Uchida & Soltan, 1963; Holt & Lindsten, 1964) and Klinefelter’s syndrome (Hunter, 1966; Holt, 1968). As a result, the dermatoglyphic peculiarities of these two syndromes are now well known. Less developed, however, is the study of dermatoglyphs in other conditions also associated with sex chromosome anomalies but less frequent in the population, e.g. X X

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Published: Jul 1, 1973

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