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36. An Assessment of Inheritance Pattern and Gender Wise Distribution of Lip Prints Among Biological Families in Pakistan

Aftab Alam Tanoli1, Atif Hussain2, Naila Bangash1, Qurrat ul Ain3 and Farrukh Iqbal4

ABSTRACT

Objective: To access the uniqueness of lip prints which aids in personal identification and sex determination and to ascertain whether there is any hereditary pattern in lip prints among families with siblings and biological babies.

Study Design: A descriptive study

Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at the Department of forensic medicine & toxicology, WM&DC, Abbottabad, and Holy family Hospital, Rawalpindi from January 2018 to June 2018.

Materials and Methods: A total of 216 individuals (father, mother, both children’s), who underwent descriptive study of lip impression collection without any anesthesia or drug, were enrolled into the present study. Father, mother and both babies of each family were selected. Lip prints of Father, mother and both babies of each family were recorded. Each lip of 54 offspring’s was compared with the corresponding lip of his/her father mother and other baby. The segments of each lip of the offspring’s that matched/ resembled with either of father mother and biological babies were recorded.

Results: Out of 54-total families, biological babies of 19(35.18%) families observed resemblance with father, where as biological babies of 35(64.81%) families observed resemblance with mother. There was no definite identical lip print observed in any of the children. Furthermore, the prevalence of Type II lip prints was most higher type present in males and in females.

Conclusion: Lip prints of study participants did not match with each other, distinctive similar to finger prints it is considered feasible to apply lip prints features in personal identification.

Key Words: Cheloscopy, Lip prints, Personal identification, biological Family

Citation of article: Tanoli AA, Hussain A, Bangash N, Ain Q, Iqbal F. An Assessment of Inheritance Pattern and Gender Wise Distribution of Lip Prints Among Biological Families in Pakistan. Med Forum 2021;32(3):146-150.