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Prenatal detection of trisomy 21 by second‐trimester ultrasound examination and maternal age in a non‐selected population of 49 314 births in Norway
7 Aug 2008
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OBJECTIVES: To assess the contribution of the second-trimester routine ultrasound examination and maternal age (>or= 38 years) to the prenatal detection of trisomy 21 in a large non-selected population in which no other screening methods were carried out. METHODS: A prospective follow-up study was carried out in a non-selected Norwegian population from 1987 to 2004, including a total of 49 314 births. Data from...
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