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Dermatoglyphic patterns in subtypes of schizophrenia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

TVR Chary ,
SL Varma ,
S Singh ,
AM Zain  and
AS Dharap
TVR Chary
Affiliation:
Department of Anatomy, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan
SL Varma*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan
S Singh
Affiliation:
General Hospital, Kota Bkaru, Kelantan, Malaysia
AM Zain
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan
AS Dharap
Affiliation:
Department of Anatomy, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan
*
*Correspondence and reprints.
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Summary

Dermatoglyphic patterns of fingers were studied in two hundred and fifty patients of various subtypes of schizophrenia and ninety normal control subjects. The difference between the males and female dermatoglyphic patterns in the schizophrenic and controls was found to be non significant. No difference was also found between the fingerprint patterns in patients of various subtypes of schizophrenia.

Keywords

schizophreniadermatoglyphicssubtypessexarchesloopswhorls
Type
Original article
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European Psychiatry , Volume 11 , Issue 1 , 1996 , pp. 12 - 15
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Copyright © 1996 Elsevier, Paris

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