Association between Dermatoglyphics and Blood Group.

Dermatoglyphics is the analysis of fingerprints. The fingerprint is unchangeable and distinctive for each individual. Various dermatoglyphic studies were conducted earlier in several genetic and metabolic disorders. This cross sectional and observational study with some analytical components was conducted in the Department of Anatomy of Chittagong Medical College, Bangladesh to find out the relationship between digital dermatoglyphics and ABO groups from July 2017 to June 2018. A total of 200 (100 male and 100 female) MBBS Students of Chittagong Medical College, Bangladesh were selected as the study subjects by convenient purposive sampling technique. Finger prints were obtained by ink method and detailed analysis was done by using SPSS-20.0. Mean of Absolute Finger Ridge Count showed highest and lowest values in blood Group B and AB respectively in males and in blood Group B and O respectively in females. Highest and lowest values of mean Total Finger Ridge Count were found in blood Group A and AB in males, in blood Group B and O in females respectively. These findings were statistically significant. This study suggested a relationship of digital dermatoglyphics with blood groups in both genders.