Mortality and cancer incidence in persons with Down's syndrome, their parents and siblings.
A cohort study of 1425 persons with Down's syndrome (DS), and of their parents (447 mothers, 435 fathers) and siblings (1176), was set up to investigate death rates from various causes and cancer incidence patterns. In individuals with DS the all-cause death rate was six times that of the natio...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2001
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