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Genetics of the sudden infant death syndrome.
Forensic science international - 15 Dec 2010
Courts Cornelius, Madea Burkhard
Abstract excerpt
The sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is currently defined as "the sudden unexpected death of an infant less than 1 year of age with onset of the fatal episode apparently occurring during sleep, that remains unexplained after a thorough investigation". SIDS, whose etiology remains rather vague, is still the major cause of death among infants between 1 month and 1 year of age in industrialized countries with...
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