Muhammad Kashif Butt, Muhammad Maqsood, Sumair Anwar.
Prevalence of Fingerprint Patterns in Relation to ABO, Rh Blood Groups and Gender, among Third Year Students of Shalamar Medical and Dental College, Lahore.
J Fatima Jinnah Med Uni Jan ;11(2):39-43.

Background: Fingerprint patterns formed during the fetal period is considered as the most accurate, easily available, rewarding method for identification in the practice of forensic medicine. Current study aims to determine the prevalence of fingerprint patterns in different blood groups belonging to ABO system and to find any association among different patterns and blood groups in medical students. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, fingerprints of all the ten fingers were collected from a total of 150 third year MBBS students of the Shalamar Medical & Dental College, Lahore in 2017. Their blood groups were also determined. Data was analyzed by using SPSS version 21. Chi-square test was applied to analyze the association between fingerprint patterns and different blood types. Results: Most common blood group was ?B? (37.2%), followed by ?O? (26.7%), ?A? (24.4%) and ?AB? (11.7%). Majority of the subjects were Rh positive (87.3%). The study revealed that prevalence of loop pattern was highest (54.4%), followed by Whorls (32.4%) and Arches (13.2%) respectively. Frequency of loops was highest in all types of ABO blood groups, while the whorls were the second highest and arches were the least common. Same distribution of patterns was noted in both genders and in Rh positive and Rh negative subjects. Conclusion: The prevalence of loop was highest among all blood groups. Majority of the subjects were Rh positive and loop was also highest in them. An association is present among primary fingerprint patterns and ABO blood types.

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