[Possibility of using dermatoglyphic markers for assessment of genetic hypotheses in schizophrenia]

Dermatoglyphic alterations in schizophrenic patients are considered in virtue of literature data and the author's own investigations. The absence of obvious and regular difference between healthy people and schizophrenic patients in the incidence of finger and palm patterns is revealed. Only statistically insignificant tendency of different manifestations of some features in patients and healthy persons is observed. Skin patterns doubtly may be used as additional diagnostic paraclinical method and applied to work out genetic aspects of schizophrenia. The addiitonal investigations and particularly and the investigations of "family forms" of schizophrenia are suggested for suggested for complete solution of this problem.