Article
Dermatoglyphic fingerprint heterogeneity among individuals with nonsyndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate and their unaffected relatives in China and the Philippines.
Human biology - 1 Apr 2005
Scott Nicole M, Weinberg Seth M, Neiswanger Katherine, Brandon Carla A, Daack-Hirsch Sandra, Murray Jeffrey C, Liu You-E, Marazita Mary L
Abstract excerpt
Cleft lip with or without cleft palate (CL/P) is a common birth defect (birth prevalence ranging from 1/500 to 1/2,000) with a complex etiology. Traits potentially related to CL/P, such as dermatoglyphics, may reflect the genetic and epidemiologic heterogeneity observed in CL/P. Such phenotypic heterogeneity in dermatoglyphic patterns may account for some of the variability in previously reported associations of...
Topics
- Analysis of Variance
- China
- Cleft Lip
- Cleft Palate
- Dermatoglyphics
- Family Health
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Phenotype
- Philippines
- Population Groups