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Dermatoglyphic Analysis in Borderline Personality Disorder and Schizophrenia - Results of a Croatian Study

Dermatoglyphic features of 52 male patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD) were compared with those of 200 male controls (control group-CG) and 195 males wlth schizophrenLa (SCH). Quantitatwe analysis showed statistically significant differ-ences between BPD-CG and between BPD-SCH, mainly regarding the palmar tralts, but also the 5th; the 4th and the lst finger of the rlght hand as well as the 5th and the 4th finger of the left hand between BPD and SCH patlents. The canonical discriminant analysls permitted correct classification with 69.84% probability between the BPD and CG and wlth 76.11 % probabllity between the BPD and the SCH group. Qualitative fin-ger and palmar traits analysis showed differences between the BPD and SCH groups on the 3rd finger of the left hand, total frequency for all fingers and in the III interdigital space. Significant differences between the BPD and CG were found on the 3rd finger of the left hand. Our results show that the dermatoglyphic features of BPD differ from those of schizo-phrenia and from those of control subjects. The possible significance of these findings is discussed.

dermatoglyphics; bordeline personality disorder; schizophrenia; genetic differences; population genetics; anthropology

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