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The effect of shovel trait on Carabelli's trait in Taiwan Chinese and Aboriginal populations.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9304825     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Chinese and other Mongoloid populations differ from Caucasoids by having a high prevalence of shovel trait and a low prevalence of Carabelli's trait. This study was conducted to compare the association between the shovel and the Carabelli's traits between Chinese and aboriginal Mongoloid populations. The research is designed to sample randomly a Chinese population and an aboriginal population having low admixture with neighboring populations. The Mongoloid aboriginal group was from the Bunun tribe who resides in an isolated alpine area in Taiwan. The effects of sex and age on Carabelli's trait were controlled in this study, as was the association between tooth size and Carabelli's trait. Our results show that males had more Carabelli's trait expressed on teeth than females in both of these two Mongoloid populations. The buccolingual diameter of Carabelli's trait teeth was larger than that of teeth without the trait. After controlling for sex, age, and tooth size, the existence of the shovel trait significantly increased the likelihood of having Carabelli's trait, especially in Chinese, which implies another significant ethnic feature for Mongoloid identification.
Authors:
J W Hsu; P L Tsai; T H Hsiao; H P Chang; L M Lin; K M Liu; H S Yu; D Ferguson
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of forensic sciences     Volume:  42     ISSN:  0022-1198     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Forensic Sci.     Publication Date:  1997 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1997-10-28     Completed Date:  1997-10-28     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0375370     Medline TA:  J Forensic Sci     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  802-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Anatomy, Kaohsiung Medical College, Taiwan, R.O.C.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Anthropology, Physical
Asian Continental Ancestry Group / genetics*
Confidence Intervals
Continental Population Groups
Dental Occlusion*
Female
Forensic Dentistry
Humans
Incisor / anatomy & histology
Logistic Models
Male
Molar / anatomy & histology
Oceanic Ancestry Group / genetics*
Odds Ratio
Taiwan
Tooth / anatomy & histology*

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