Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!swrinde!mips!ptimtc!rdmei!icspub!creamy!nttlab!gama!ume!takai From: takai@taiiku.tsukuba.ac.jp (Takai Shozo) Newsgroups: sci.bio Subject: Re: Incidence of simian crease in humans Message-ID: Date: 8 May 91 03:55:04 GMT References: <5214@dftsrv.gsfc.nasa.gov> Sender: news@ume.cc.tsukuba.ac.jp Organization: Inst. Health & Sport Sciences, The Univ. Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan. Lines: 22 The incidence of the simian cease in Japanese were ca. 10% in males and ca. 6% in female (Hirano, 1960; Ogata, 1961). These figures were very high compared to White males (3-7%) and White females (1-2%) (Schiller, 1942; Becker, 1952; Tillner, 1954). According to Knussman's "Anthropologie" (Textbook of Anthropology, vol.1), the simian crease (Vierfingerfurche or Affenfuruche) varys from one typical (classical) and 6 transitional forms. This may cause the discrepancy between Japanese's and Whites' incidences. However, a figure of 0.4% by Napier was extremely low. I think it is a mistake during typing or printing. ----- Shozo Takai Inst. Hlth. & Sport Sciences, Univ. Tsukuba, Japan -- $@9b0f>J;0!!(J(Takai Shozo) $@C^GHBg3XBN0i2J3X7O1~MQ2rK63X8&5f<<(J $@")(J305$@0q>k8)$D$/$P;TE72&Bf(J1-1-1 Tel:(0298)53-2669, 2760, 2737 Fax:(0298)53-6507 ($@7O;vL3<<(J)