Birth prevalence study of the Apert syndrome.

doi:10.1002/ajmg.1320420505

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Birth prevalence study of the Apert syndrome.

American journal of medical genetics - 1 Mar 1992

Cohen M M, Kreiborg S, Lammer E J, Cordero J F, Mastroiacovo P, Erickson J D, Roeper P, Martínez-Frías M L

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Estimates of the Apert syndrome birth prevalence and the mutation rate are reported for Washington State, Nebraska, Denmark, Italy, Spain, Atlanta, and Northern California. Data were pooled to increase the number of Apert births (n = 57) and produce a more stable birth prevalence estimate. Birth...

Topics

Acrocephalosyndactylia
California
Denmark
Georgia
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Italy
Mutation
Nebraska
Population Surveillance
Prevalence
Spain
Washington

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