adermatoglyphia

Also known as Immigration delay disease, ADERMATOGLYPHIA; ADERM, Congenital absence of fingerprints, ADERM, Fingerprints, Absence of

Adermatoglyphia is an extremely rare genetic disorder that prevents the development of fingerprints. Five extended families worldwide are known to be affected by this condition.

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Medical condition (new).synonyms: Immigration delay disease
Medical condition (new).name: Adermatoglyphia
Medical condition (new).image: Autosomal dominant - en.svg
Medical condition (new).image_size: 140px
Medical condition (new).caption: Adermatoglyphia is inherited in an autosomal dominant manner

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Research

34 papers

Adermatoglyphia.The National medical journal of India · 2019
Adermatoglyphia: Barriers to Biometric Identification and the Need for a Standardized Alternative.Cureus · 2019
Adermatoglyphia in the Era of Biometrics.Indian journal of dermatology · 2022
Capecitabine and adermatoglyphia: trouble in border!Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV · 2017
Individuals lacking ridge detail: A case study in adermatoglyphia.Journal of forensic sciences · 2021

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Adermatoglyphia is an extremely rare genetic disorder that prevents the development of fingerprints. Five extended families worldwide are known to be affected by this condition.

The disorder was informally nicknamed "immigration delay disease" by Professor Peter Itin after his first patient had trouble traveling to the U.S. without any fingerprints for identification.