Palmar and digital dermatoglyphic traits of Kenyan and Tanzanian subjects.

摘要: Dermatoglyphic traits, along with other morphological, molecular and biochemical markers have traditionally been used in biological anthropology to explore affinities differences among human groups. Methodology: We carried out a cross-sectional study of healthy able-bodied volunteers indigenous Kenyan Tanzanian subjects establish their palmar digital dermatoglyphic by counting classifying ridge pattern configurations arches, loops, whorls ridges based on standard techniques. Results: Ulnar loops were the most prevalent patterns arches least our samples significant sex exhibited ulnar (P 0.5). The TFRC, atd angle a-b count significantly different between Kenyans Tanzanians Conclusion: This documents probably for first time normal comparative traits two East African populations, indicating that are dermatoglyphically closer Malawians than Kenyans. Key words: Palmar dermatoglyphics, Africans Resume Les dermatoglyphiques, avec d'autres marqueurs morphologiques, biochimiques et moleculaires ont ete utilises traditionnellement dans l'anthropologie biologique afin d'etudier les affinites ecarts parmi groupes humains. Methodologie: Nous avons effectue une etude coupe transversale des sujets volontaires forts en bonne sante d'origine de Kenya la Tanzanie d'etablir leurs dermatoglyphiques digitals denombrement classification leur tendance configuration crete voutes, boucles, verticille voutes fondes sur techniques standards. Resultats: Boucles cubitus etaient tendances cretes digitales plus frequentes moindres nos echantillons un ecart sexe important montre boucles 0,5). Le compte - b remarquablement differents entre Il est probable que pour le premier fois, cette detail moyens compares deux populations l'Afrique orientale, indiquant sont dermatoglyphiquement proche West Journal Medicine Vol.24(1) 2005: 26-30