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Growth charts of Down syndrome in Egypt: A study of 434 children 0–36 months of age†

  1. Hanan H. Afifi1,*,
  2. Mona S. Aglan1,
  3. Moushira E. Zaki2,
  4. Manal M. Thomas1,
  5. Angie M.S. Tosson3

Article first published online: 18 JUL 2012

DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.35468

Issue

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A

Special Issue: SPECIAL ISSUE: GROWTH CHARTS IN GENETIC SYNDROMES

Volume 158A, Issue 11, pages 2647–2655, November 2012

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Afifi, H. H., Aglan, M. S., Zaki, M. E., Thomas, M. M. and Tosson, A. M.S. (2012), Growth charts of Down syndrome in Egypt: A study of 434 children 0–36 months of age. Am. J. Med. Genet., 158A: 2647–2655. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.35468

Author Information

  1. 1

    Clinical Genetics Department, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt

  2. 2

    Biological Anthropology Department, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt

  3. 3

    Pediatric Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt

*Professor of Pediatrics and Human Genetics, Clinical Genetics Department, Human Genetics and Genome Research Division, National Research Centre, El-Tahrir Street, Dokki, Giza, Cairo, Egypt.

  1. †

    How to Cite this Article: Afifi HH, Aglan MS, Zaki ME, Thomas MM, Tosson AMS. 2012. Growth charts of Down syndrome in Egypt: A study of 434 children 0–36 months of age. Am J Med Genet Part A 158A: 2647–2655.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 17 OCT 2012
  2. Article first published online: 18 JUL 2012
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 13 APR 2012
  4. Manuscript Received: 27 NOV 2011

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