Mild Dermatoglyphic Deviations in Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Average Intellectual Abilities as Compared to Typically Developing Boys
Joint Authors
de Bruin, Esther I.
Louwerse, Anneke
Huizink, Anja C.
Graham, John H.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-11-18
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Dermatoglyphics, ridge constellations on the hands and feet, are permanently formed by the second trimester of pregnancy.
Consequently, they are considered “fossilized” evidence of a specific prenatal period.
A high frequency of dermatoglyphic anomalies, or a high rate of dermatoglyphic asymmetry (discordance), is an indication of developmental instability (prenatal disturbances) prior to 24-week gestation.
Most dermatoglyphic studies in psychiatry focus on adult schizophrenia.
Studies on dermatoglyphic deviances and autism are sparse, include severely disturbed and intellectually retarded patients with autism, and are carried out mainly in non-Western European populations.
In this study, finger print patterns, atd-angles, and palmar flexion crease patterns (PFCs) are compared between Western European adolescent teenage males, of average intellect, with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD; n = 46 ) and typically developing adolescent teenage males (TD; n = 49 ).
Boys with ASD had a higher rate of discordance in their finger print patterns than TD boys.
Thus, the hypothesized prenatal disturbances that play a role in the etiology of schizophrenia and severe autism might not be specific to these severe psychiatric disorders but might also be involved in the etiology of varying degrees of ASD.
American Psychological Association (APA)
de Bruin, Esther I.& Graham, John H.& Louwerse, Anneke& Huizink, Anja C.. 2014. Mild Dermatoglyphic Deviations in Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Average Intellectual Abilities as Compared to Typically Developing Boys. Autism Research and Treatment،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1034369
Modern Language Association (MLA)
de Bruin, Esther I.…[et al.]. Mild Dermatoglyphic Deviations in Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Average Intellectual Abilities as Compared to Typically Developing Boys. Autism Research and Treatment No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1034369
American Medical Association (AMA)
de Bruin, Esther I.& Graham, John H.& Louwerse, Anneke& Huizink, Anja C.. Mild Dermatoglyphic Deviations in Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Average Intellectual Abilities as Compared to Typically Developing Boys. Autism Research and Treatment. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1034369
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1034369