THE ROLE OF DERMATOGLYPHICS IN EARLY SCREENING AND FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION OF PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINE DISORDERS
Keywords:
Dermatoglyphics, pediatric endocrine disorders, Type 1 diabetes mellitus, autoimmune thyroiditis, forensic diagnosis, genetic markers.Abstract
Pediatric endocrine disorders, including Type 1 diabetes mellitus and autoimmune thyroid diseases, pose diagnostic challenges due to their multifactorial etiology and variable clinical presentation. Dermatoglyphics, the study of fingerprint and palm ridge patterns, has emerged as a useful non-invasive method for assessing genetic predisposition and developmental anomalies linked to these disorders. This article reviews the potential application of dermatoglyphic analysis in early screening and forensic identification of children affected by endocrine disorders, highlighting its benefits and limitations.
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