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BACKGROUNDIt is widely accepted that the dermal ridges develop during early foetal life and are constant (stable) throughout life, unique to the individual and therefore significant as a means of identification. It is proved that dermatoglyphics is of polygenic inheritance and like many other hereditary characters show racial and social variations. An attempt has been made to create a database of the dermatoglyphic pattern among the diabetics of Southern Orissa, which may become helpful for the early prediction of the disease and thus prevents its complications.