Influence of advanced age maternal grandmothers on Down syndrome

BMC Medical Genetics

Volumn 7, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Malini, Suttur S ^a   Ramachandra, Nallur B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GRANDPARENT; GROUPS BY AGE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; NEWBORN; PEDIGREE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRISOMY 21;

EID: 32044452864     PISSN: 14712350     EISSN: 14712350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2350-7-4     Document Type: Article

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