THE TOP 10 HAND SIGNS FOR
RECOGNIZING DOWN SYNDROME:
(Ranked by 'Log Odds Ratio' = LOR)
I - Single crease on 5th finger [LOR > 100]
II - Ridge line A ends above heart line [LOR > 58]
III - AtD angle is 57 degrees or higher [LOR > 52]
IV - 3 Or more triradii on hypothenar [LOR > 50]
V - Hyperflexible finger joints [LOR > 36]
VI - Multiple palmar ridge dissociation [LOR > 24]
VII - Large ulnar loops on hypothenar [LOR > 20]
VIII - Simian crease [LOR > 14]
IX - Brachydactly [LOR > 12]
X - Fingerprint: radial loop on ring finger [LOR > 11]
This TOP 10 shows that the palmar dermatoglyphics play a key rol in recognizing Down syndrome (see hand signs II, III, IV, VI & VII); 4 of these signs relate to the palmar hypothenar zone [in the field of palmistry a.k.a. the 'mount of Moon'].
NOTICE: Log Odds Ratios are calculated from the prevalence (%) among Down syndrome patients & controls.
- The Hand in Down Syndrome: case study 2 -
DOWN SYNDROME (TRISOMY 21): HOW TO MAKE A HAND DIAGNOSIS VIA 'MULTI-PERSPECTIVE PALM READING'!
The hand in Down syndrome: case 2
[A larger picture is available at the bottom of this page!]
• Hand perspective 1 - HAND SHAPE:
- Small hands (hand length < 10 % of body length): NO;
- High hand index: palm width vs. hand length (ratio > 47 %): NO;
- Short palm length vs. palm width (squarish shaped: ratio > 85 %): NO.
• Hand perspective 2 - FINGERNAILS:
- Very short fingernails (brachyonychia): UNKNOWN;
- Very small fingernails (micronychia): UNKNOWN.
• Hand perspective 3 - FINGER MORPHOLOGY:
- Abnormally short fingers (brachydactyly): YES;
- Short, low set thumb: NO;
- Very short pinky finger: YES;
- Incurved pinky finger (clinodactyly): NO.
• Hand perspective 4 - MAJOR LINES:
- Simian crease: YES;
- Sydney line: NO;
- Abnormally long heart line (extended distal transverse crease): NO;
- Single interphalangeal crease on pinky finger: NO.
• Hand perspective 5 - DERMATOGLYPHICS:
- Fingerprints: 10 ulnar loops: YES;
- Fingerprints: radial loop on ringfinger + ulnar loop on index finger: NO;
- Fingerprints: radial loop on pinky + ulnar loop on index finger: NO;
- Palm: three of more triradii on mount of moon (3 hypot. triradii): NO;
- Palm: AtD-angle is 57o or larger: YES;
- Palm: extremely high positioned axial triradius (distance between axial triradius and the triradius below middle finger is smaller than distance between triradius below index finger and triradius below the pinky): YES;
- Palm: large ulnar loop on mount of moon (hypoth. ulnar loop): YES;
- Palm: whorl on mount of moon (hypothenar whorl): NO;
- Palm: triradius below ring finger is missing: NO;
- Palm: in both hands ridge line A ends between pinky finger & heart line (ridge line A starts in triradius below index finger): YES;
- Palm: ridge line D ends at radial side of the palm (ridge line D starts in triradius below pinky): NO;
- Palm: large areas with broken skin ridges (ridge dissociation / dysplasia): YES.
• Hand perspective 6 - SKIN QUALITY:
- (No elements identified yet)
MAJOR REQUIREMENT: The person requires to have significant hand markers for Down syndrome in at least three dimensions of the hand: YES
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT A: The person requires to have four or more hand markers that relate to DERMATOGLYPHICS (= hand perspective 5):YES
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT B: The person requires to have at least one hand marker that relates to the HANDSHAPE (= hand perspective 1) or FINGER MORPHOLOGY (= hand perspective 3): YES
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT C: The person requires to have at least one hand marker in the palm + at least one hand marker in the fingers.: YES
CONCLUSION:
The hands of this person (who has Down syndrome) meet both the MAJOR REQUIREMENT for Down syndrome plus the three ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS as described by Multi-Perspective Palm Reading.
Therefore the hand markers in this person confirm the diagnosis Down syndrome!
[More details about these hands are presented below]
The hands above are from a male person who has Down syndrome.
An analysis reveals that this person has 7 out of the TOP 10 most significant hand signs for Down syndrome (see characteristics: 1, 8, 13, 14, 18, 19 & 24).
A complete analysis reveals that this person has 13 of the 27 typical hand characteristics [hand lines: 1/2 + 1/2 characteristics; hand dermatoglyphics: 10 characteristics; hand shape: 2 characteristics; NOTICE: two characteristics are unknown for this case].
The details are presented below.
A - HAND LINES IN DOWN SYNDROME (1-4):
• 1 - 1/2 Simian crease - in both hands! [right hand only]
• 2 - 1/2 Sydney line - in both hands! [left hand: 'incomplete' Sydney line]
• 3 - NO Distal transverse crease: extended
• 4 - NO 5Th finger: single crease
B - HAND DERMATOGLYPHICS IN DOWN SYNDROME (5-20):
• 5 - YES Fingerprints: 10 ulnar loops
• 6 - NO Fingerprints: radial loops on ring finger
• 7 - NO Fingerprints: radial loops on the pinky finger
• 8 - YES Palmar ridge line A: ends between pinky & heart line, both hands
• 9 - YES Palmar ridge line B: ends between pinky & ring finger, both hands
• 10 - YES Palmar ridge line C: ends betw. ring- & middle finger, both hands
• 11 - NO Palmar triradius C (left hand): missing or 'abortive'
• 12 - NO Palmar ridge line D: radial exit
• 13 - YES Alignment of ridges over the distal palmar area: 'transverse'
• 14 - YES Palmar axial triradius: atd angle 57o or larger - [both hands]
• 15 - YES Palmar axial triradius: distally displaced (t") - [both hands]
• 16 - NO Hypothenar: 3 or more triradii
• 17 - NO Hypothenar: whorl
• 18 - YES Hypothenar: large ulnar loops - [both hands]
• 19 - YES Palmar ridge dissociation - [thenar, center palm]
• 20 - YES Thenar: no pattern - in both hands!
C - HAND MORPHOLOGY IN DOWN SYNDROME (21-27):
• 21 - NO Thumb: short, low set position - [both hands only a bit short]
• 22 - YES Pinky finger: abnormally short - [both hands: < 50 % of palm length]
• 23 - NO Pinky finger: clinodactyly
• 24 - YES Fingers: brachydactyly - [right hand: = 40.0 % of hand length]
• 25 - ? Fingers: hyperextensible finger joints - [unknown]
• 26 - NO Palm: short, small, but relatively broad
• 27 - ? Fingernails: brachyonychia - [unknown].
HAND SIGNS & DIAGNOSTICS:
