Genetic epidemiology of Down syndrome in Iran

Down syndrome is the most common autosomal abnormality and occurs in approximately 1 per 700 live births. Down syndrome accounts for about one third of all moderate and sever mental handicaps in school-aged children. To reveal genetic epidemiology of Down syndrome, 545 karyotypes of referred cases t...

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Main Author: Manoochehr Shariati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bushehr University of Medical Sciences 2005-02-01
Series:Iranian South Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://ismj.bpums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-3-90&slc_lang=en&sid=1