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Can people of European ancestry have epicanthic folds?

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Yes, people of European ancestry can have epicanthic folds. While this fold of skin across the inner corner of the eye is characteristic of people from central and eastern Asia, it is also observed in some Native American populations and occasionally in Europeans, such as Scandinavians and Poles. An epicanthic fold is a fold of skin that covers the inner corner of the eye.12