Fluctuating asymmetry of digit length in breast cancer patients

LU Hong; HUO Zheng-hao*; SHI Zhi-yun; DANG Jie; JIAO Hai-yan; ZHONG Hui-jun; Gao ping

doi:10.3969/j.issn.0529-1356.2013.01.027

Acta Anatomica Sinica ›› 2013, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (1) : 140-143. DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.0529-1356.2013.01.027

Fluctuating asymmetry of digit length in breast cancer patients

LU Hong^1,2,3,HUO Zheng-hao ^1,2,3* ,SHI Zhi-yun⁴,DANG Jie ^1,2,3,JIAO Hai-yan^1,2,3, ZHONG Hui-jun¹,Gao ping⁵

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Objective To study the fluctuating asymmetry (FA) of digit length in breast cancer patients in women from Ningxia Han nationality. Methods Using anthropometry, digit length of both hands of 256 individuals (controls:128; breast cancers:128)were studied. The FA of digit length was calculated and the mean value with compared between breast cancer and control groups. The relationship between the FA of digit length and the age of control and breast cancer groups were also analyzed. Results The results showed the trend of the FA in both group as follows: 2FA＞4FA＞3FA＞5FA. The mean values of each FA were higher in breast cancers than those in the controls, and there were significant differences in 2FA(P<0.01), 4FA(P<0.05),5FA(P<0.05), CFA(P<0.05) between them; There was a significant difference in|L-R|≥0.04 on distribution of 2FA between two groups（P<0.05）. It showed a negative relation between 2FA and the age at presentation of breast cancers (P<0.001). Conclusion FA, especially 2FA may be one of the important indirect early diagnosis reference marker for breast cancer.

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Ningxia / Han / Digit length / Fluctuating asymmetry (FA) / Breast cancer / Anthropometry / Female

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LU Hong,HUO Zheng-hao*,SHI Zhi-yun,DANG Jie,JIAO Hai-yan,ZHONG Hui-jun,Gao ping. Fluctuating asymmetry of digit length in breast cancer patients[J]. Acta Anatomica Sinica. 2013, 44(1): 140-143 https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.0529-1356.2013.01.027

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