A “Handy” tool for hypertension prediction: Dermatoglyphics

Autor: Chakravathy P., Ganesh, Shirali, Arun, Chowta, K. Nithyananda, Ramapuram, John T., Madi, Deepak, Raj Singh Chouhan, Ravi
Zdroj: Indian Heart Journal; December 2018, Vol. 70 Issue: 1, Number 1 Supplement 3 pS116-S119, 4p
Abstrakt: Fingerprints studied by dermatoglyphics are unique for a given individual. It depends on the genetic makeup of an individual. Hypertension, a harbinger of many complications, is determined by genetic and environmental factors. In this observational study, we tried to find an association of palmar dermatoglyphic parameters and hypertension.
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