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Clinical Trial
. 2013 Nov;97(11):709-25.
doi: 10.1002/bdra.23198.

Selected birth defects data from population-based birth defects surveillance programs in the United States, 2006 to 2010: featuring trisomy conditions

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Selected birth defects data from population-based birth defects surveillance programs in the United States, 2006 to 2010: featuring trisomy conditions

Cara T Mai et al. Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2013 Nov.
No abstract available

Keywords: Birth; Defects; Down Syndrome; Prevalence; Trisomies.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Pooled prevalence (per 10,000 live births) of Down syndrome by maternal age (years).
Figure 2
Figure 2
Pooled prevalence (per 10,000 live births) of trisomy 18 by maternal age (years).
Figure 3
Figure 3
Pooled prevalence (per 10,000 live births) of trisomy 13 by maternal age (years).

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