Is excess male infant mortality from sudden infant death syndrome and other respiratory diseases X-linked?

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 188-193

  Mage, David T ^a   Maria Donner, E ^b  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute anoxic encephalopathy; Genetic predisposition; Sudden infant death syndrome; X linkage

Indexed keywords

SEX LIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACCIDENT; ACUTE ANOXIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; ARTICLE; BOY; BRAIN DISEASE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SEX LINKAGE; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ACUTE ANOXIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; X-LINKAGE;

AUSTRALIA; EUROPE; GENES, RECESSIVE; GENES, X-LINKED; GENETIC DISEASES, X-LINKED; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; MALE; NORTH AMERICA; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH;

EID: 84892598271     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/apa.12482     Document Type: Article

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