지문과 정신분열증 = Fingerprints and Schizophreniacs in Korean

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Fingerprint patterns of 333 schizophreniacs who met with the diagnostic criterias of International Pilot Study of Schizophrenia except items associated with chronicity in exclusion criteria were studied, and the following results were obtained.
1. The frequency distribution of the fingerprint patterns in the 333 schizophreniacs was ulnar loop, whorl, twinned loop, arch, radial loop in order in both control and schizophrenia groups.
2. Finger ridge counts of both sexes were decreased significantly in schizophrenia group.
3. Dissociation of fingerprint pattern in the schizophrenia group was 51.1%, which was far
greater than 6.25% of control group. Number of dissociation was greatest in the thumb,
followed by index, middle, ring, and little finger in order.
According to the above results, it is considered that both the number of finger ridges and degree of dissociation of fingerprint patterns were closely related with schizophrenia. Analysis of fingerprints and palmprints with the aid of chromosomal analysis would contribute the early diagnosis and prevention of schizophrenia.