Title

Role of digital triradius variants and hypothenar patterns in early screening of primary amenorrhea

Authors

Sushil Jiwane¹, Rekha Jiwane²* & Vivekanand Gajbhiye³

Affiliation

¹Department of Anatomy, Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India; ²Department of Physiology, AIIMS, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India; ³Department of Anatomy, RKDF Medical College, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Sushil Jiwane - E-mail: jiwanesushil38@gmail.com; Phone: +91 8889885122
Rekha Jiwane - E-mail: rekha.physiology@aiimsbhopal.edu.in; Phone: +91 8319627693

Vivekanand Gajbhiye - E-mail: vivek.gajbhiye25@gmail.com; Phone: +91 9399075361

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received November 15, 2025; Revised December 15, 2025; Accepted December 15, 2025, Published December 15, 2025

Abstract

Dermatoglyphics, the study of epidermal ridge patterns, is associated with various genetic disorders. Primary amenorrhea, a condition with multifactorial and often genetic etiology, may show distinct dermatoglyphic traits. Hence, the 'ATD' angle was measured in 40 females with primary amenorrhea and 60 healthy controls. Data revealed significantly higher mean 'ATD' angles and greater right–left asymmetry in cases compared to controls. Thus, we show that dermatoglyphic analysis, particularly of the 'ATD' angle, can serve as a simple, non-invasive screening tool for identifying individuals at risk of genetic abnormalities in primary amenorrhea.

Keywords

Dermatoglyphics, Actual time of departure (ATD) angle, amenorrhea

Citation

Jiwane et al. Bioinformation 21(12): 4616-4620 (2025)

Edited by

P Kangueane

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.