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Aneuploidies, chromosome aberrations and dominant gene mutations detected in 113,913 consecutive newborn children in Mexico.
Mutation research - 1 Sept 1990
Hernández A, Reynoso M C, Soto F, Quiñones D, Nazará Z, Rolón A, Jiménez M E, Blancarte R
Abstract excerpt
Data on 113,913 liveborn children from a hospital in Guadalajara, Jalisco (Mexico), were analysed for birth defects (BD); mutation rates were calculated for sporadic aneuploidy, chromosome aberrations and dominant gene mutations. The results showed a general incidence of 13.92 BD cases per 1000 liveborns, of which 1.64% were chromosomal abnormalities, 1.50% were aneuploid, 0.14% were structural chromosome...
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