RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Dermatoglyphics, fetal growth, and insulin dependent diabetes in children under 5 years.
JF Archives of Disease in Childhood
JO Arch Dis Child
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
SP 159
OP 160
DO 10.1136/adc.72.2.159
VO 72
IS 2
A1 Shield, J P
A1 Wadsworth, E J
A1 Hobbs, K
A1 Baum, J D
YR 1995
UL http://adc.bmj.com/content/72/2/159.abstract
AB Examination of dermatoglyphic patterns in 112 diabetic children under 5 years and matched controls found no difference between the groups. Either those developing diabetes under 5 do not experience the same genetic and environmental conditions that influence its development in later life or the dermatoglyphic abnormalities described in later onset insulin dependent diabetes mellitus reflect the vast number of pattern formations available for study, which has inevitably led to some statistically significant associations.