Study of finger print patterns in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Abstract

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is a malignant disease of an unknown origin. The present case control study was intended to compare the finger print patterns between the children diagnosed with ALL and a control group. A total of 24 children with established ALL were included in the study. Fingerprints of the affected children were analyzed in both hands and compared with the finger print patterns of 24 age and sex matched controls. The study indicated an increase in frequency of whorls and a decreased frequency of loops in children suffering from ALL. Radial loops, double loops, central pocket loops and tented arches are found to be proportionately less frequent in cases than controls. On quantitative analysis of patterns, mean pattern intensity index (PII) was found to be higher in cases than controls; however, a significant overlapping was evident. Most of the cases (n = 10, 41.7%) had a PII of 16-20, while a PII of 11-15 is reported among most children in the control group (n = 16, 66.7%). The findings of the study are suggestive of a possible trend and an association of finger print patterns with children suffering from ALL. The present research emphasizes the significance of the application of forensic science in medicine and pathology.

Study of fingerprints in children under 15 years of age with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

“…According to this study, PII was in the range of 11-15 for about 72.6% of controls whereas PII in the range of 16-20 was found in most number of cases about 39.6%.This is in acceptance with the studies conducted by Purvis-Smith SG et al in Britain and Bukelo MJ et al in Mangalore which are suggestive of higher PII among cases than controls. 10,11 In the present study, mean PII was higher in cases (13.8) when compared to controls (12.6). This is in accordance with a study conducted by Bukelo MJ et al in Mangalore which suggested of higher mean PII in cases (14.00) when compared to controls (12.58).…”

Genetic rules for the dermatoglyphics of human fingertips and their role in spouse selection: a preliminary study

“…Several reports on the genetic diversity of individuals with respect to fingerprints have focused on the association between fingerprints and various diseases (Sontakke et al 2013; de Bruin et al 2012; Bukelo et al 2011). Unexpectedly, we also found that the number of whorl-shaped fingerprints of a husband was correlated to that of his wife.…”

Palmar dermatoglyphics in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia – A preliminary investigation

“…10e12 A possible trend and an association of finger print patterns with children suffering from ALL have been explored. 13 The present research is intended to study the association between ALL and palmar dermatoglyphic characteristics that to the best of our knowledge have not been studied earlier. The study compares the palmar dermatoglyphic characteristics in children diagnosed with ALL to those who are not suffering from it.…”