Peculiarities of Dermatoglyphics in Children with Fetal Alcogol Syndrome

98 children were surveyed aged from 3 months to 4 years: 49 children with an esestablished diagnosis of FAS and 49 children without manifestations of FAS made up the comparison group. For the analysis of the dermatoglyphic morphogenotype, finger and palm fingerprints were captured accoring to the Gladkova T.D. method using ink and fixing on paper and using an Epson flatbed scanner. The decoding as carried out according to the Penrose L. International Dermatoglyphic Classification; in total 41 dermatoglyphic parameters reflecting finger ones and alm patterns. The analysis of the finger patterns character showed a significant increase in the freguency of occurrence f simple, unddelted patterns - "arches" in patients with FAS, and, accordingly, a decrease in the occurrence of complex two-delta atterns "curl". The analysis of the occurrence of paterns on the tener showed a significant increase in the frequencyof the carpal loop and traces of the pattern on the tener of only the right hand in patients with FAS. The increase in patterns on the hypothenar nd in the interdigital spase I (p <0.001) that we found in children with FAS may indicate a toxic effect of alcohol on the CNS and, as a result, the occurrence of metabolic disorders in the hypothalamic-pituitary system.