Down Syndrome: References

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References

Citations

1. Elias ER, et al. (2007). Chromosomal disorders: Abnormal number section of Genetics and dysmorphology. In WW Hay et al., eds., Current Pediatric Diagnosis and Treatment, 18th ed., pp. 1031–1032. New York: Lange Medical Books/McGraw-Hill.

2. Fisch H, et al. (2003). The influence of paternal age on Down syndrome. Journal of Urology, 169: 2275–2278.

3. Cunningham FG, et al. (2005). Prenatal diagnosis and fetal therapy. In Williams Obstetrics, 22nd ed., pp. 313–339. New York: McGraw-Hill.

4. Saitta SC, Zackai EH (2005). Specific chromosome disorders in newborns. In HW Taeusch et al., eds., Avery's Diseases of the Newborn, 8th ed., pp. 204–215. Philadelphia: Elsevier Saunders.

5. Hall JG (2004). Chromosomal clinical abnormalities. In RE Behrman et al., eds., Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, 17th ed., chap. 70, pp. 382–390. Philadelphia: Saunders.

6. Benn PA, et al. (2003). Incorporation of inhibin-A in second-trimester screening for Down syndrome. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 101(3): 451–454.

7. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (2007). Screening for fetal chromosomal abnormalities. ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 77. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 109(1): 217–227.

8. Caughey AB, et al. (2006). Chorionic villus sampling compared with amniocentesis and the difference in the rate of pregnancy loss. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 108(3): 612–616.

9. Yang Q, et al. (2002). Mortality associated with Down's syndrome in the USA from 1983 to 1997: A population-based study. Lancet, 359: 1019–1025.

Other Works Consulted

• American Academy of Pediatrics, American Academy of Family Physicians, and American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine (2002). A consensus statement on health care transitions for young adults with special health care needs. Pediatrics, 110(6): 1304–1306.

• Levanon A, et al. (1999). Sleep characteristics in children with Down syndrome. Journal of Pediatrics, 134: 755–760.

• Malone FD, D'Alton ME (2003). First-trimester sonographic screening for Down syndrome. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 102(5, Part 1): 1066–1079.

• Smith DS (2001). Health care management of adults with Down syndrome. American Family Physician, 64(6): 1031–1038.

Last updated:	August 09, 2007
Author:	Debby Golonka, MPH
Reviewed By:	Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine, David Smith, MD - Family Medicine
Editors:	Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Pat Truman, MATC