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Case Studies | Medicine Science | India | Volume 5 Issue 10, October 2016

Dermatoglyphic Study in Breast Carcinoma Patients

D. Madhavi ^[3] | Sreelekha Dorairaj | S. Swayam Jothi Dorairaj | Hemanth Kommuru ^[2]

Abstract: This study was done to determine any variations in dermatoglyphic patterns among breast carcinoma patients against normal individuals, as it might, if found significant, can serve as a simple, early and a cost effective screening method for breast cancers. Finger print patterns of 100 histopathologically confirmed cases of female breast carcinoma patients and 100 normal female individuals of the same age group was studied. The parameters were analysed statistically. There was a significant increase in the occurrence of whorl patterns and in the total finger ridge count among the breast carcinoma patients.

Keywords: Dermatoglyphics, female, breast carcinoma, whorls, total finger ridge count

Edition: Volume 5 Issue 10, October 2016,

Pages: 837 - 840