A very rare mutation in the gene SMARCAD1 could result dermatoglyphic error - a genetic error, which results the absence of fingerprints. There are only 4 families in the world that had been registered with such a case, a man in Switzerland failed to pass though the customs check, because she failed to pass the fingerprint analyses.
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SOURCE: http://www.science20.com/news_articles/adermatoglyphia_no_fingerprints_disease_linked_smarcad1_gene-82762
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