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Journal Article
Discovering down’s syndrome: An account from A low middle income country
2024
Overview
Objective: This study aims to establish the frequency of Down’s syndrome which will enhance the knowledge of our local population as well to understand our genotypic patterns and variations. Methods: Electronic Medical Records of inborn babies at the Department of Neonatology, Sheikh Saeed Memorial Campus of The Indus Hospital Karachi during the study period from 1st January 2021 to 31st December 2022 were retrieved. Chromosomal karyotyping was done for all babies with suspicious clinical features identified on routine new born examination by consultant neonatologists, trainee doctors and experienced nurses. Result: There was a total of 7,433 live births during the study period, out of which 14 babies had features suggestive of DS. repetition of sentence. What about karyotyping result?? Conclusion: The frequency of DS in our study is slightly higher than the incidence reported within South East Asia. It is high time to perform effective antenatal screening and efficient prenatal diagnostic services for early detection of chromosomal numerical aberration such as Down syndrome for better management of upcoming pregnancies. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.40.9.9083 How to cite this: Ali A, Ali N, Hanif MI, Ali SR. Discovering down’s syndrome: An account from A low middle income country. Pak J Med Sci. 2024;40(9):2149-2151. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.40.9.9083 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Knowledge Bylanes,Professional Medical Publications
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