New screening halves the number of children born with Down syndrome
Friday, November 28, 2008 - 09:21
in Health & Medicine
A new national screening strategy in Denmark has halved the number of infants born with Down's syndrome and increased the number of infants diagnosed before birth by 30%, according to a study published on bmj.com today.
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