Birth prevalence of Prader-Willi syndrome in Australia

被引:86
作者
Smith, A
Egan, J
Ridley, G
Haan, E
Montgomery, P
Williams, K
Elliott, E
机构
[1] Childrens Hosp, Dept Cytogenet, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia
[2] Childrens Hosp, Dept Clin Epidemiol, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia
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10.1136/adc.88.3.263
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R72 [儿科学];
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100202 ;
摘要
This is the first population based study to estimate the birth prevalence of DNA proven Prader-Willi syndrome. Thirty infants were reported to the Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit between 1998 and 2000, a prevalence of 4 per 100 000 live births or similar to1/25 000 live births per annum.
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