Down syndrome in a population of elderly mentally retarded patients: Genetic-diagnostic survey and implications for medical care

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 376-384

  Van Buggenhout, G J C M ^a,b   Trommelen, J C M ^c   Schoenmaker, A ^c   De Bal, C ^c   Verbeek, J J M C ^c   Smeets, D F C M ^b   Ropers, H H ^b   Devriendt, K ^a   Hamel, B C J ^b   Fryns, J P ^a  

^a CENTER FOR HUMAN GENETICS   (Belgium)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c Huize Assisie   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Down syndrome; Hearing loss; Mental retardation; Thyroid function; Trisomy 21; Vision loss

Indexed keywords

THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; CYTOGENETICS; DEMENTIA; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID FUNCTION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISORDER;

ADULT; CYTOGENETICS; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; THYROID GLAND; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0032770318     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19990806)85:4<376::AID-AJMG14>3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Article

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