Fact or Myth? Some People are Born Without Fingerprints

Fingerprints 78426128This is a fact. Adermatoglyphia is a very rare condition, related to a genetic mutation which causes the finger tips of a person to be entirely smooth.  It has been found that people with adermatoglyphia are also at risk for heat stroke because they have fewer sweat glands than normal.

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