Dermatoglyphics in Sudden Infant Death Syndrome |
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| Authors: | Harry Kozakewich Kathleen Fox Chris C. Plato Christine Cronk Frederick Mandell Gordon F. Vawter |
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| Affiliation: | a Department of Pathology, The Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusettsb Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Marylandc Cerontology Research Center, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, Marylandd Department of Anthropology, Southern Illinois University of Carbondale, Carbondale, Illinoise Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts |
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| Abstract: | An analysis of digital and palmar dermatoglyphic patterns was conducted in 173 victims of the sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). The results expose four dermaloglyphic regions with pattern frequencies differing from those in a control population. These are an excess of Sydney creases, hypothenar patterns, open fields (with fewer vestiges) in interdigital region IV, and arches on all digits (females only). These findings indicate a genetic or early intrauterine environmental influence in SIDS infants. An increased incidence of dysmorphism and anomalies including recognition of specific syndromes support this contention. One could speculate that these dermatoglyphic deviations reflect specific genotypes and/or phenotypes particularly vulnerable to postnatal challenges. Differences in multiple dermatoglyphic categories support the concept of heterogeneity of the SIDS population and multicausality of SIDS. |
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| Keywords: | sudden infant death syndrome dermatoglyphics |
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