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. 1973 Mar;48(3):191–198. doi: 10.1136/adc.48.3.191

Congenital malformations of human dermatoglyphs

T J David
PMCID: PMC1648087  PMID: 4693462

Abstract

A classification for congenital malformations of dermatoglyphs is presented, dividing them into ridge aplasia, ridge hypoplasia, ridge dissociation, ridges-off-the-end, and a combination of the last two. The medical and genetic significance of these are considered in the light both of previous published cases and of new material. Malformations of dermatoglyphs are important as physical signs in paediatric diagnosis.

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