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Item Details
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DERMATOGLYPHICS IN MEDICAL DISORDERS
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| By: |
B. Schaumann, M. Alter |
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Paperback |
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£99.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
364251622X |
| ISBN 13: |
9783642516221 |
| Publisher: |
SPRINGER-VERLAG BERLIN AND HEIDELBERG GMBH & CO. KG |
| Pub. date: |
14 May, 2012 |
| Edition: |
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1976 |
| Pages: |
258 |
| Description: |
Widespread medical interest in epidermal ridges de- veloped only in the last several decades when it became apparent that many patients with chromosomal aberrations had unusual ridge formations. |
| Synopsis: |
The skin on the fingertips and palmar and plantar surfaces of man is not smooth. It is grooved by curious ridges, which form a variety of configurations. These ridge configurations have attracted the at- tention of laymen for millenia. They have also evoked the serious interest of scientists for more than three centuries. The anatomist Bidloo provided a description of ridge detail in the seventeenth cen- tury. Since then, additional information has been added by anthro- pologists, biologists, and geneticists. For the last century, the fact that each individual's ridge configurations are unique has been uti- lized as a means of personal identification especially by law enforce- ment officials. Widespread medical interest in epidermal ridges de- veloped only in the last several decades when it became apparent that many patients with chromosomal aberrations had unusual ridge formations. Inspection of skin ridges, therefore, promised to provide a simple, inexpensive means for determining whether a given patient had a particular chromosomal defect. However, the promise was only partially fulfilled because of the inherent variability of skin ridge configurations. It was possible to draw conclusions about ridge ab- normalities in groups of patients but not always in a given individual. Patients and clinicians became somewhat disenchanted with the clinical value of studying ridges. |
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35 Illustrations, black and white; XII, 258 p. 35 illus. |
| Publication: |
Germany |
| Imprint: |
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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