Discovering down’s syndrome: An account from A low middle income country
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.
Authors
- Syed Rehan Ali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8494-1542)
- Ayeza Ali
- Misbah Iqbal Hanif
- Nabiha Ali
Institutions
- Liaquat National Hospital (PK)
- Aga Khan University Hospital (PK)
- Dow University of Health Sciences (PK)
- National Institute of Child Health (PK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences
- Published
- 2024-09-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.40.9.9083
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.22