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Dermatoglyphic patterns were studied in 32 black female patients with SLE and compared to 100 black female controls. The digital pattern frequencies are shown below.
Patients with SLE, compared to the controls had a significantly increased frequency (p<0.005) of ulnar loops and decreased frequency (p<0.005) of whorls. No significant differences were found in pattern frequencies in hypothenar, thenar, third and fourth interdigital areas and summed atd angles. The abnormal dermatoglyphic pattern frequencies noted in the present study is not sufficient to aid in the diagnosis of SLE but the association may represent a prematal and/or genetic characteristic which may contribute to the understanding of SLE.
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Qazi, Q., Fikrig, S., Smithwick, E. et al. DERMATOGLYPHICS AND SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS (SLE). Pediatr Res 8, 394 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-197404000-00324
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