Research Article

Etiology of Down syndrome: Evidence for consistent association among altered meiotic recombination, nondisjunction, and maternal age across populations†

  1. Sujoy Ghosh1,
  2. Eleanor Feingold2,3,
  3. Subrata Kumar Dey1,*

Article first published online: 16 JUN 2009

DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.32932

Issue

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A

Volume 149A, Issue 7, pages 1415–1420, July 2009

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How to Cite

Ghosh, S., Feingold, E. and Dey, S. K. (2009), Etiology of Down syndrome: Evidence for consistent association among altered meiotic recombination, nondisjunction, and maternal age across populations. Am. J. Med. Genet., 149A: 1415–1420. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.32932

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Biotechnology, Human Genetics Research Unit, West Bengal University of Technology, Salt lake City, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

  2. 2

    Department of Human Genetics, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  3. 3

    Department of Biostatistics, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

*Department of Biotechnology, Human Genetics Research Unit, West Bengal University of Technology, Salt Lake, BF-142, Sector-I, Kolkata 700064, West Bengal, India.

  1. †

    How to cite this article: Ghosh S, Feingold E, Dey SK. 2009. Etiology of Down syndrome: Evidence for consistent association among altered meiotic recombination, nondisjunction, and maternal age across populations. Am J Med Genet Part A 149A:1415–1420.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 18 JUN 2009
  2. Article first published online: 16 JUN 2009
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 11 APR 2009
  4. Manuscript Received: 14 NOV 2008

Funded by

  • University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi, India. Grant Number: F-3-111/2001 (SR-II)
  • NIH. Grant Number: R01 HD38979

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