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A clinical and genetic study of 1,280 cases of mental defect.
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Spec. Rep. Ser. Med. Res. Coun. (Lond), No. 229. 1938 CE.
In this exhaustive study Penrose showed (p. 36) the significance of maternal age in the etiology of Down syndrome.
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| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
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| Entry Number | #4962.1 |
| Permanent Link | https://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/6325 |
| Author Bio Link | Wikipedia ↗ |
| External URL | a-clinical-and-genetic-study-of-1280-cases-of-mental-defect |