Study of Fingerprints Pattern in Breast Cancer Patients Insharkia Governorate, a Case –Control Retrospective Clinical Study.

Background :Worldwide, breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed life-threatening cancer inwomen. In less-developed countries, it is the leading cause of cancer death in women; in developedcountries. Breast cancer is one of the most extensively studied cancers and its genetic basis is wellestablished.Dermatoglyphic traits are formed under genetic control early in development but may beaffected by environmental factors during first trimester of pregnancy. These patterns may represent thegenetic make up of an individual and therefore his/her predisposition to certain diseases. The finger andpalmar prints patterns have already beenstudied with respect to various genetic diseases such as theDown's gsyndrome and Klinefeltersyndrome. The fingerprints can thus represent a simple, noninvasive anatomical marker of breast cancer risk.Methods :This study was applied to fifty histopathologically-confirmed breast cancer patients and theirfingerprints patterns were assessed. At the same time , fifty age-matched controls were selected beinghave no self or family history of breast cancer and the observations were recorded abd data werecollected.Result :It was observed that whorl pattern is the most common fingerprints pattern to be identified inbreast cancer cases compared to controls. Also the quantitative difference in ridge count wasstatistically important.Conclusion : The pattern of fingerprints may be a useful tool in the future in identifying and alsoscreening of breast cancer.