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Furrows and dermal ridges of the hand in patients with alcohol embryopathy

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Palmar creases and dermal ridge patterns of 34 patients with alcohol embryopathy are compared with 470 healthy individuals. In alcohol embryopathy several typical deviations were noted.

Palmar Creases. The interdigital part of the distal palmar crease is generally sharply bent, the proximal transverse crease is hypoplastic or missing, the thenar crease is commonly well marked. Simian creases and bridged palmar creases are more common in patients with alcohol embryopathy than in healthy individuals.

Ridge Patterns of the Palm. The main line D coming from triradius d in patients with alcohol embryopathy mostly shows a low type of ending in the fourth interdigital area; in this area loops are twice as common as in healthy individuals.

Patterns of the Fingertips. No deviations were noted in the distribution of whorls and loops, but virtually no arches were observed in patients with alcohol embryopathy. These anomalies suggest embryonic damage in the twelvth week of gestation.

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  1. Institute of Anthropology and Human Genetics, University of Tübingen, D-7400, Tübingen, Federal Republic of Germany

    I. Tillner & F. Majewski

  2. Children's Hospital, University of Tübingen, D-7400, Tübingen, Federal Republic of Germany

    I. Tillner & F. Majewski

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Tillner, I., Majewski, F. Furrows and dermal ridges of the hand in patients with alcohol embryopathy. Hum Genet 42, 307–314 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00291311

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