Research article summary (published 30 Mar 2005):

Prevalence rate of Down's syndrome in Karachi resident women.

Full Abstract

Prevalence rate of Down's syndrome in one thousand women of Karachi were evaluated. The preliminary screening showed that 80 out of 1000 women fall in this category based on MSAFP. Further tests were augmented such as hCG, ME along with MSAFP confirmed that 0.2% patients delivered babies with Down's syndrome.

Author information

Author/s: Rahman, Sarwat (S); Obaid-ur-Rahman, Muhammad (M);

Affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, Karachi and Karachi Medical & Dental College, Karachi, Pakistan.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article

Journal: Pakistan journal of pharmaceutical sciences (Pak J Pharm Sci), published in Pakistan. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2005-Apr; vol 18 (issue 2) : pp 61-3

Dates: Created 2006/01/24; Completed 2006/03/21; Revised 2006/11/15;

PMID: 16431402, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Adult Chorionic Gonadotropin - blood; diagnostic use Down Syndrome - diagnosis; epidemiology Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Estriol - blood; diagnostic use Female Humans Pakistan - epidemiology

Pakistan - epidemiology Pregnancy Pregnancy Trimester, Second - blood Prevalence Risk Factors Ubiquitins - blood; diagnostic use Ultrasonography, Prenatal alpha-Fetoproteins - analysis

Associated Chemicals: Chorionic Gonadotropin (0) ; Ubiquitins (0) ; alpha-Fetoproteins (0) ; Estriol (50-27-1)

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