Larrick J W, Plato C C, Hornabrook R W
Am J Phys Anthropol. 1983 Jun;61(2):205-10. doi: 10.1002/ajpa.1330610209.
We have tested the hypothesis that the abnormal development of the central nervous system seen in endemic cretinism might be accompanied by concurrent abnormal dermatoglyphic patterns. We compared digital and palmar dermatoglyphics of normal individuals and endemic cretins inhabiting the Huon Peninsula of Papua New Guinea. The population sampled from the Irumu River Valley included 118 males and 114 females with 22 male cretins and 23 female cretins. The population sampled from the Wantoat River Valley included 72 males and 38 females with 12 male cretins. No pathognomonic patterns were found that could identify the endemic cretin subpopulation. However, the occurrence of a number of differences between controls and cretins suggests that subtle changes in dermatoglyphic patterns accompany the anomalous development of the CNS secondary to maternal iodine deficiency. We discuss the significance of these findings and compare the dermatoglyphic patterns of normal Irumu and Wantoat natives and 21 other populations of Papua New Guinea.
地方性克汀病中所见的中枢神经系统异常发育可能伴有同时出现的异常皮纹模式。我们比较了居住在巴布亚新几内亚胡恩半岛的正常个体和地方性克汀病患者的指部和掌部皮纹。从伊鲁穆河谷采样的人群包括118名男性和114名女性，其中有22名男性克汀病患者和23名女性克汀病患者。从万托阿特河谷采样的人群包括72名男性和38名女性，其中有12名男性克汀病患者。未发现能够识别地方性克汀病亚群体的特征性模式。然而，对照组和克汀病患者之间存在一些差异，这表明继发于母体碘缺乏的中枢神经系统异常发育伴随着皮纹模式的细微变化。我们讨论了这些发现的意义，并比较了伊鲁穆和万托阿特正常原住民以及巴布亚新几内亚其他21个人群的皮纹模式。
