Impact of excluding cases with known chromosomal abnormalities on the prevalence of structural birth defects, Hawaii, 1986-1999

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 128 A, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 383-388

  Forrester, Mathias B ^a   Merz, Ruth D ^a  

^a Hawaii Birth Defects Program   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth defects; Birth prevalence; Chromosomal abnormalities; Cytogenetic analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH DEFECT; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CLOACA; ENDOCARDIAL CUSHION DEFECT; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; LIMB DEFECT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OMPHALOCELE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYLORUS STENOSIS; UNITED STATES;

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EID: 3342998364     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.30205     Document Type: Article

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