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ArticleJournal of diabetes science and technology2016

A New Method to Assess Asymmetry in Fingerprints Could Be Used as an Early Indicator of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.

Molly R Morris, Bjoern Ch Ludwar, Evan Swingle, Mahelet N Mamo, Jay H Shubrook

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Article in Journal of diabetes science and technology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Molly R MorrisDepartment of Biological Sciences, Ohio University, Athens, OH, USA morrism@ohio.edu.
Bjoern Ch LudwarLongwood University, Farmville, VA, USA.
Evan SwingleDepartment of Biological Sciences, Ohio University, Athens, OH, USA.
Mahelet N MamoLongwood University, Farmville, VA, USA.
Jay H ShubrookCollege of Osteopathic Medicine, Touro University California, Vallejo, CA, USA.
Longwood University · USOhio University · USTouro University California · US

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Abstract

backgroundInexpensive screening tools are needed to identify individuals predisposed to developing diabetes mellitus (DM). Such early identification coupled with an effective intervention could help many people avoid the substantial health costs of this disease. We investigated the hypothesis that fluctuating asymmetry (FA) in fingerprints is an indicator of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).

methodsParticipants with T2DM, with T1DM, and without any indication or known family history of diabetes were fingerprinted with a Crossmatch Verifier 320 LC scanner. Asymmetry scores for each finger pair were assessed using both pattern analysis (ridge counts), and a wavelet-based analysis.

resultsBoth methods for scoring asymmetry predicted risk of T2DM for finger pair IV, controlling for gender and age. AUC scores were significantly greater than the null for pattern asymmetry scores (finger IV AUC = 0.74), and wavelet asymmetry scores for finger pair IV (AUC = 0.73) and finger pair V (AUC = 0.73), for predicting T2DM. In addition, wavelet asymmetry scores for finger pair IV (AUC = 0.80) and finger pair V (AUC = 0.85) significantly predicted risk of T1DM.

conclusionsA diagnostic tool based on FA in the fingerprints of finger pair IV, measured using a wavelet analysis could be developed for predicting risk prior to associated health problems for both T2DM and T1DM. In addition, given that that the prints for fingers IV and V develop during the 14-17 weeks of gestation, we predict that interventions during this time period of pregnancy will be most successful.

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DermatoglyphicsAdultDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2FemaleHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedMaleMiddle AgedasymmetrydiagnosticsfingerprintsriskT1DMT2DM

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PMID26830490
PMCPMC4928221
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