dermatoglyphics

Digital Dermatoglyphic Patterns of Uturu People of Abia State

Loveday Ese Oghenemavwe, Valentine Chidozie Amasiatu, Michael Omonkhoea Oyakhire & Anita Adaeze Odimara · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2022

Background: Dermatoglyphics is an essential tool in population studies, identification of persons and diagnosis of diseases of genetic origin. The aim of the study was to determine the characteristics of finger dermatoglyphic patterns peculiar to Uturu indigenes of Abia State. Ma...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2022/v20i230433

Dermatoglyphics of the Digits and Inter-digit Areas in Down Syndrome Patients of a Sampled Nigeria Population

Loveday Ese Oghenemavwe & Doris Ada Uche · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2020

This study was carried out to determine the possible differences between the dermatoglyphic characteristics of the digit and inter-digit areas of Down Syndrome (DS) patients and healthy Nigerians. The dermatoglyphic prints of the digit and inter-digit areas were obtained by using...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2020/v18i1130263