The Developmental Basis of Fingerprint Pattern Formation and Variation

February 2023 in “ Cell ”

James D. Glover, Zoe R. Sudderick, Barbara Shih, Cameron Batho-Samblas, Laura Charlton, Andrew L. Krause, Calum Anderson, Jon Riddell, Adam Balic, Jinxi Li, Václav Klika, Thomas E. Woolley, Eamonn A. Gaffney, Andrea Corsinotti, Richard A. Anderson, Luke Johnston, Sara Brown, Sijie Wu, Yong Chen, Michael L. Crichton, Denis J. Headon

fingerprint pattern prenatal development hair follicle mesenchymal condensate Turing reaction-diffusion system EDAR pathway WNT pathway BMP pathway epithelial proliferation ridge formation local signaling digit anatomy

Studysummary In this study, researchers found that human fingerprint ridges are formed through a modified hair follicle developmental process and spatial patterns influenced by specific signaling pathways.

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