Single transverse palmar crease
- Single transverse palmar crease
In humans, a single transverse palmar crease is a single crease that extends across the palm of the hand, formed by the fusion of the two palmar creases that people typically have.[cite web]
author = McPherson M.D., Katrina
title = Simian crease
work = Medical Encyclopedia
publisher = United States National Library of Medicine
date = 2004-05-03
url = http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/imagepages/17226.htm
accessdate = 2006-09-28] [cite web]
title = Definition of Simian crease
work = MedicineNet
publisher = MedicineNet, Inc.
date = 2005
url = http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=40405
accessdate = 2006-09-28] Because it resembles the usual condition of simian animals, it is also known as a simian crease or simian line, although these terms have fallen out of favor due to its pejorative connotation. [cite book |author=Cooley, W. Carl; Wilson, Golder |title=Preventive management of children with congenital anomalies and syndromes |publisher=Cambridge University Press |location=Cambridge, UK |year=2000 |pages=p147 |isbn=0-521-77673-2 |oclc= |doi=] Medical
The presence of a single transverse palmar crease can be, but is not always, a symptom of certain medical conditions such as Fetal alcohol syndrome and genetic abnormalities including Down syndrome and Noonan syndrome. Males are twice as likely as females to have this condition.
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ee also
* Dermatoglyphics
* Palm reading
References
External links
* [http://img362.imageshack.us/img362/4940/simiancreaselc6.jpgAn example of a single transverse palmar crease]
* [http://www.jenniferboyer.com/simianinfo.html Simian crease information, news & medical research]
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