CONGENITAL CLEFT-LIP AND FLUCTUATING DERMATOGLYPHIC ASYMMETRY

  • 1 January 1976
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 28  (4) , 400-403
Abstract
Fluctuating asymmetry for the palmar atd angle was studied in propositi born with CL(P) [cleft lip and palate] and their normal parents and sibs. The propositi with a family history of this congenital malformation were significantly different from the controls for this type of asymmetry. The propositi without a family history and the normal parents and sibs of both types of propositi were similar to the controls. The difference between the 2 types of propositi suggests that in some individuals a genetic mechanism may account for CL(P) and increased fluctuating asymmetry for this dermatoglyphic trait.