Abbasi Sakineh, Ayyoubzadeh Seyed Mohammad
Department of Laboratory Science, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Department of Health Information Management, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Heliyon. 2023 Feb 26;9(3):e14074. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e14074. eCollection 2023 Mar.
Fingerprints or dermatoglyphics contain patterns that were formed by parallel ridges on the bare skin of fingertips This property on the skin, especially on the finger, makes it possible to hold objects with our fingers, and this feature can also be used to determine identity. After cardiovascular diseases, cancer is the second cause of death worldwide. In this paper, we reviewed the associations reported between fingerprint patterns (dermatoglyphics) and cancer types. In this review, we focused on six types of cancer, including gynecological cancers, oral cancer, prostate cancer, gastric cancer, leukemia, and pituitary tumors, and their connection with fingerprints. The dermatoglyphic could be a potentially useful tool for early diagnosis of predisposition in developing some diseases. As some patterns inform us about leading to deadly diseases, such as cancer, which could be prevented, or at least by early diagnosis and taking proper care, the mortality rate could decline. Thus, the fingerprints that have been primarily observed in particular cancers require more research.
指纹或皮纹包含由指尖裸露皮肤上的平行嵴形成的纹路。皮肤上的这一特性，尤其是手指上的，使我们能用手指握住物体，并且这一特征还可用于确定身份。在心血管疾病之后，癌症是全球第二大致死原因。在本文中，我们回顾了所报道的指纹模式（皮纹）与癌症类型之间的关联。在本综述中，我们聚焦于六种癌症类型，包括妇科癌症、口腔癌、前列腺癌、胃癌、白血病和垂体肿瘤，以及它们与指纹的联系。皮纹可能是一种潜在有用的工具，用于早期诊断某些疾病的易感性。由于一些纹路能让我们了解导致致命疾病（如癌症）的情况，而这些疾病是可以预防的，或者至少通过早期诊断和适当护理，死亡率可能会下降。因此，在特定癌症中初步观察到的指纹需要更多研究。
