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Recent trends in the birth prevalence of Down syndrome in China: impact of prenatal diagnosis and subsequent terminations
15 Oct 2014
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OBJECTIVE: This study aims to analyze recent trends in Down syndrome (DS) prevalence in China and evaluate the impact of prenatal diagnosis and subsequent terminations. DESIGN: A birth defects surveillance-based retrospective study was adopted. METHODS: On the basis of the 1996 to 2011 surveillance data for DS from Chinese Birth Defects Monitoring Network, we examined the total prevalence ratio (TPR), perinatal...
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