Impact of prenatal screening on the prevalence of Down syndrome in Slovenia.

To evaluate the impact of prenatal screening and genetic testing for trisomy 21 (T21) on the prevalence of T21 in Slovenia.Data about all prenatally and postnatally confirmed cases of T21 in Slovenia between 1981 and 2012 were collected retrospectively from all genetic laboratories in Slovenia. The...

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Main Authors: Gorazd Rudolf, Nataša Tul, Ivan Verdenik, Marija Volk, Anamarija Brezigar, Nadja Kokalj Vokač, Nataša Jeršin, Bernarda Prosenc, Tanja Premru Sršen, Borut Peterlin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5493396?pdf=render