Abstract
Astract: A state of mental retardation may be produced by various endogenous and exogenous influences acting independently or in concert with each other. Recently dermatoglypic patterns have been utilized as a diagnostic tool in various disorders like mental retardation. The study comprising of 400 subjects (200 mentally retarded, 200 controls) was carried out in the Department of Anatomy Government Medical College, Nagpur. The present study was undertaken to evaluate the dermatoglyphic features in the mentally retarded children. The features which showed significant variations in mentally retarded children included: low total finger ridge count (TFRC), higher ATD angle, and distal displacement of axial Triradius, an increased frequency of Simian crease and Sydney line. KeywordsDermatoglyphics, Loops, Mentally Retardation, Simian Crease, Whorls,
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