Association of Finger Ridge Pattern and E-Beta-Thalassemia: A Study on Bengalee Population of West Bengal, India
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53753#.VNHLsizQrzE Author(s) Piyali Das 1 , Jyoti Ratan Ghosh 2 , Arup Ratan Bandyopadhyay 3* Affiliation(s) 1 Senior Research Fellow (UGC), Department of Anthropology, University College of Science, Technology & Agriculture, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India . 2 Department of Anthropology, Visva Bharati, Santiniketan, Birbhum, India . 3 Department of Anthropology, University College of Science, Technology & Agriculture, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India . ABSTRACT There is well documented relationship between dermatoglyphics and specific syndromes of genetic origins. Since beta-thalassemia is a major genetic disorder in West Bengal, India, therefore, rapid diagnosis of major beta thalassemia along with certain preventive measures is of utmost significance. The aim of the present study was to understand the association of the...