Dermatoglyphic of Autistic Patients in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria
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Date
2011-07-14
Authors
Sanyaolu, A.O.
Oremosu, A.A.
Duru, F.I.O.
Noronha, C.C.
Olabiyi, O.
Okanlawon, A.O.
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International Journal of Applied Biological Research
Abstract
Studies of selected traits were undertaken to determine the occurrence of
dermatoglyphics in autistics as compared with the normal children in Lagos state. Finger
and palm prints were taken from 22 autistic children and 22 normal children.
Quantitative and qualitative analysis of the traits, descriptive statistics, t test (p <0.05)
and χ² (p<0.001), showed a significant difference in digital pattern types between
autistic and normal children, but no significant difference in the total mean ridge count.
Deferences in arches were not statistically significant. The total ridge count on both
hands of autistic children is higher than in the normal. The atd (axial triradius) angle
and a-b (distance between a triradius and b triradius) ridge count are higher in normal
than in the autistic children. It was concluded that there is evidence to suggest the
presence of definite dermatoglyphic features associated with autistic children compared
to normal children.
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Scholarly article
Keywords
Autistic , Disorder , Dermatoglyphics , Development , Patients , Research Subject Categories::MEDICINE
Citation
Sanyaolu, A., Oremosu, A., Duru, F., Noronha, C., Olabiyi, O., & Okanlawon, A. (2011). Dermatoglyphics of autistic patients in lagos, southwest nigeria. International Journal of Applied Biological Research-IJABR.