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abstract

  • A cytogenetic survey of all 588 patients in Strathmont Training Centre, an Australian hospital for the mentally retarded, was carried out. Abnormal karyotypes were found in 90 (15.3%) patients, of whom 73 (12.4%) had clinical Down syndrome, 12 (2.04%) other autosomal abnormalities, and 5 (0.85%) sex chromosome abnormalities.

authors

  • Sutherland, Grant R
  • Murch, Ashleigh R
  • Gardiner, Andrew J
  • Carter, Ronald
  • Wiseman, Carole

publication date

  • 1976