Digital Dermatoglyphics in Mammary Cancer

Abstract

Fingerprints from 200 women with histologically proven breast cancer (case group) were compared to fingerprints from 138 women with no history of any malignant disease (control group). Of the patterns analyzed, four were significantly associated with breast cancer: accidentals, transitionals, angled ulnar loops, and horizontal ulnar loops. A fifth print, the angled radial loop, was found to be of borderline importance as an independent predictor of breast cancer. Of 200 patients in the case group, 27 had one or more accidental prints, 58 had one or more transitionals, 34 had one or more horizontal ulnar loops, and 93 had one or more angled ulnar loop patterns. In 138 control subjects there were 2 with accidental patterns, 21 with one or more transitionals, 6 with horizontal ulnar loops, and 16 with one or more angled ulnar loops. In addition, there appeared to be a gradient of risk; a woman with one type of suspicious print is at higher risk of breast cancer than a woman with none, and two suspicious prints indicate a higher risk than does one. If these findings are confirmed, the prints described will represent a noninvasive anatomical marker of breast cancer risk.

Qualitative and quantitative dermatoglyphic traits in patients with breast cancer: a prospective clinical study

“…The finger and palmar print patterns have already been studied with respect to various genetic diseases like the Down's syndrome and Klinefelter syndrome [4,5]. The prints can thus represent a noninvasive anatomical marker of breast cancer risk [4][5][6]. An effort in this regard has been made to devise a screening program for breast cancer using fingerprints or dermatoglyphic study in order to select the high-risk group for surveillance.…”

“…have been extensively studied and identified as genetic links [1][2][3]. Evidence is available suggesting that a family history of breast cancer might be associated with a specific fingerprint pattern [4][5][6][7][8]. Finger print determination is genetic but has been reported to be affected by the environmental factors in the first trimester of pregnancy.…”

Qualitative Analysis of Digital Dermatoglyphics in a Small Patients Group in Bosnia and Herzegovina

“…Natekar et al 2006 (9) also concluded that females whose fingerprint patterns had more than six loops, had 46 times higher risk of developing breast cancer when compared to controls. Bierman et al 1988 (18) and Sridevi 2010 (19) observed that ulnar loops were significantly associated with breast cancer. On the other hand, Fulari et al 2012 (17) found a lower percentage of ulnar loops in breast cancer patients compared to controls, which is consistent with the results obtained by Sukre et al 2012.…”

Dermatoglyphics in the identification of women either with or at risk for breast cancer

“…Data concerning specifically the Caucasian population is not present in the Huang manuscript for comparison with our population. Bierman et al [1988] noted that accidental, transitionals, angled ulnar loops, and horizontal ulnar loops were significantly associated with breast cancer. The authors did not find an association with multiple whorls and breast cancer as we have and their data for this comparison are not included in their manuscript.…”