Adaptive-filtering of trisomy 21: Risk of Down syndrome depends on family size and age of previous child

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 117-121

  Neuhäuser, Markus ^a   Krackow, Sven ^b  

^a RheinAhrCampus Remagen ^*  (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aberrant embryos; Chromosomal drive; In utero screening; Maternal age; Menopause; Spontaneous abortion

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; BIRTH INTERVAL; BIRTH RATE; CHILD; CHROMOSOME; DISEASE; EMBRYO; FAMILY STRUCTURE; HISTORICAL RECORD; MATERNAL EFFECT; NEONATE; RECOMBINATION;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MATERNAL AGE; NEWBORN; PRENATAL SCREENING; TRISOMY 21;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BIRTH INTERVALS; BIRTH ORDER; CHILD; DOWN SYNDROME; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL AGE; RISK FACTORS; SIBLINGS;

EID: 33846313651     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00114-006-0165-3     Document Type: Article

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