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Table 2 Case reports

From: Dermatoglyphics in kidney diseases: a review

Author

Gender

Age (years)

Ethnicity

Country

Disease

Kidney anomalies

Dermatoglyphic variables

Case

Parents

Hoo et al. (1974)

M

14 month

M = 30

F = 31

NR

Germany

The ring chromosome 13

Agenesis of right kidney

Digital dermatoglyphics

 Qualitative

  Right hand: query loop pattern in digit 1, UL in digit 2–5

  Left hand: query whorl pattern in digit 1, UL in digit 2–3, DL in digit 4, W in digit 4

 Quantitative

  Both hands: TRC 113

Palmar dermatoglyphics

 Qualitative

  Right hand: 11.9.7.5′-ttu-Lr.0.0.L.0

  Left hand: 11.X.7.3-ttu-Lr.0.0.0.0

Plantar dermatoglyphics

 Qualitative

  Right sole: Ld.0.Ld.0.0

  Left sole: Ld.0.Ld.0.0

Pettersen (1979)

M

2

NR

NR

USA

Trisomy 13 syndrome

Horseshoe kidney with slight pyelocalyceal dilation glomerular and tubular cysts

Digital dermatoglyphics

 Qualitative

  Right hand: UL in digit 1, 3–4, RL in digit 2 and 5

Left hand: UL in digit 1, 3, 5, RL in digit 2, W in digit 4

Palmar dermatoglyphics

 Qualitative

Right hand:  Inter digital areas t, t’’.0.W 0.0.Ld.0

Left hand: interdigital areas t, t’’.0 W 0.0.V.Ld.0

Plantar dermatoglyphics

 Qualitative

  Right hallucal area: FS

  Left hallucal area: vFS

Crawfurd et al. (1966)

Male karyotype

Stillborn

M = 29

NR

UK

Sirenomelia

The kidneys, ureters, and bladder were apparently absent, a small round pink structure of 0.5 cm. Posterior wall of the pelvis. Well-defined cortex and medulla, many of the glomeruli appeared immature, and the tubules and collecting ducts were poorly formed with a few microcysts

Digital dermatoglyphics

 Qualitative

  Right hand: W in all five fingers

Left hand: W in digit 1–4, UL in digit 5

Palmar dermatoglyphics

 Qualitative

  Right hand: 3rd interdigitalpattern, a single axial triradius in the usual t position, no thenar pattern

  Left hand: 3rd and a 4th inter digital pattern, a similar single axial triradius to that on the right, no thenar pattern

  Dermatoglyphics on abnormal limb ridges were poorly formed, running in horizontal circles proximally, longitudinal lines distally with a single central triradius at the junction of the circular and longitudinal ridges

Iwama et al. (1987)

M

4 months

M = 28

F = 26

NR

Japan

Kabuki makeup syndrome

Megaureter and hypo-plastic L-shaped kidneys

Digital dermatoglyphics

 Qualitative

  Right hand: UL in all fingers

  Left hand: UL in digit 2–5, W in digit 1

Palmar dermatoglyphics

 Qualitative

  Right hand: hypothenar loop pattern, absence of digital triradius c and d

  Left hand: hypothenar loop pattern, absence of digital triradius c and d

Jancar (1969)

M

33 (calculated)

NR

NR

UK

Potter’s syndrome

Large right sided hydroneprosis with considerable loss of renal tissue, Congenital stricture of upper ureter with kink at pelvi-ureteric junction, chronic pyelonephritis observed during the study

Digital dermatoglyphics

 Qualitative

  Right hand: UL in 3–5, RL in 2, W in 1

  Left hand: UL in 1, 4 and 5, RL in 3, TA in 2

  Both hands: TRC = 64

  1. NR not reported, A arch, W whorl, UL ulnar loop, RL radial loop, DL double loop, TRC total finger ridge count, MLF main line formula, M male, F Female