Dermatoglyphic patterns in schizophrenic patients.

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0447.1995.tb09770.x

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Dermatoglyphic patterns in schizophrenic patients.

Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica - 1 Mar 1995

Varma S L, Chary T V, Singh S, Azhar M Z, Dharap A S

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Schizophrenics (n = 250) and normal controls (n = 90) were studied to investigate and compare their dermatoglyphic patterns. Their fingerprint patterns were studied. The frequency of arches in the patient and control groups was similar. The frequency of loops in the control group was higher than...

Topics

Adult
Dermatoglyphics
Female
Gene Frequency
Humans
Malaysia
Male
Middle Aged
Models, Genetic
Phenotype
Reference Values
Risk Factors
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenic Psychology

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