Journal of Psychology & Psychotherapy
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Department of Anthropology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India

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• Research Article   
  Abnormal Palmar Flexion Creases (APFCs) and Autism: A Dermatoglyphic Investigation
  Author(s): Biswarup Dey*, Diptendu Chatterjee, Piyali Das and Arup Ratan Bandyopadhyay
  
  The clinical markers for a variety of neurodevelopmental diseases and chromosomal abnormalities include dermatoglyphic features. In the first and second trimesters of pregnancy, the ectodermic layer is where dermatoglyphic patterns and neural tissues begin to take shape; at this point, the environment has little impact on them. Autism is a complicated neurodevelopmental condition marked by severe behavioral, social, and communication functioning problems. In the Bengalee population of West Bengal, India, the present study aimed to comprehend the connection between Abnormal Palmar Flexion Creases (APFCs) and autism. The standard ink and roller method was used to collect the bilateral palm prints of 100 participants-67 males and 33 females-diagnosed as autistic and 100 participants-55 males and 45 females-who were healthy controls-for this purpose from the Bengalee linguistic groups of .. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2161-0487.23.13.451

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