Middle phalangeal hair distribution in Serbian high school students

Nešić, Milkica; Čičević, Svetlana; Ćirić, Miroslav; Nešić, Vladimir

doi:10.2298/abs1003841n

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“…Generally, females have low incidence of phalangeal hairs. This observation is supported by literature in different populations-Turks [5]; Tibetans [6]; Nigerians [8]; and Serbians [20]. The kind of work one does has influence on presence or absence of phalangeal hairs [8,15].…”

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Distribution of Hairs on the Phalanges of Hands among Ghanaians

Aboagye

Tsegah

Ussif

2013

Journal of Anthropology

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Aim. The study intended to observe the frequency and pattern of distribution of phalangeal hairs on the hands of Ghanaians. Material and Methods. A total of 1040 healthy consenting individuals (529 females and 511 males) aged between 18 and 45 years were randomly selected from the University of Cape Coast Community. Presence or absence of phalangeal hairs was observed with the aid of a pocket lens. Results. Hairs were observed on the proximal phalanges of 98.24% of the males and 96.22% of the females. The most common hair pattern observed on the proximal digits was 2-3-4-5 (65.95% males and 70.32% females). The highest frequency of midphalangeal hairs occurred in the group with hair on the 4th digit alone (3.33% males and 2.27% females) followed by the 3-4-5 group (2.54% males and 1.89% females). Conclusion. Females have lower frequency of phalangeal hairs than males. The outcome of this study may be significant medicolegally and in anthropological racial and gender studies.

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confidence: 57%

Distribution of Hairs on the Phalanges of Hands among Ghanaians

Aboagye

Tsegah

Ussif

2013

Journal of Anthropology

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“…By reviewing the literature concerning the seven traits regarding complex of hand (Dutta 1965;Glass and Kistler 1953;Lai and Walsh 1965;Munir et al 2010;Nesic et al 2010;Phelps 1952;), the mode of inheritance was determined. These papers indicate variations of the stated traits, which in principle means variations of the genetic basis.…”

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Phenotypic association of seven observed traits of hand complex

Kalajdžić

Pojskić

Čorbo

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J. bioanthropol. (Online)

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This paper provides an overview of the seven possible hand-related traits, with an idea to estimate the statistical phenotypic association between them. The traits observed in this study were: midphalangeal hair, Hitchhiker’s thumb, extensibility of proximal joint of thumb, digital index, nail shape, crooked fifth finger and hand clasping. The mentioned characteristics were observed in 7431 unrelated subjects, with approximately equal gender distribution. For each case, three groups were formed: total, male and female. The subjects were evenly distributed throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina’s various geographical regions, and they properly represent the country’s national and ethnic composition. The Chi-squared test was used to determine the statistical significance of the association between these traits, while Fisher’s exact test was utilized as an extra test to analyze the association between each pair of observed features. Also, Chi-squared test was applied for observing differences in the frequencies of the phenotypic characteristics of the hand between the genders. Following traits were shown to have a statistically significant association: midphalangeal hair-Hitchhiker’s thumb, midphalangeal hair – digital index, midphalangeal hair – nail shape, midphalangeal hair – crooked fifth finger, Hitchhiker’s thumb- extensibility of proximal joint of thumb, digital index – nail shape, digital index -crooked fifth finger, midphalangeal hair – hand clasping, crooked fifth finger – hand clasping. Analysis of differences in the frequencies of the observed phenotypic traits of the hand according to the genders showed statistical significance for D, Dht, Ref and Lf.

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