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TABLE 1. Incidence of Down syndrome in live-borns and
fetuses in relation to maternal age.
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Maternal age (years)
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Incidence
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At birth
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At amniocentesis (16 weeks)
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At chorionic villus sampling (9-11 weeks)
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15-19
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1/1250
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-
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-
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20-24
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1/1400
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-
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-
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25-29
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1/1100
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-
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-
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30
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1/900
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-
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-
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31
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1/900
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-
|
-
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32
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1/750
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-
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-
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33
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1/625
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1/420
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-
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34
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1/500
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1/325
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-
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35
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1/350
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1/250
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1/240
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36
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1/275
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1/200
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1/175
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37
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1/225
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1/150
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1/130
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38
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1/175
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1/120
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1/100
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39
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1/140
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1/100
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1/75
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40
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1/100
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1/75
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1/60
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41
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1/85
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1/60
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1/40
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42
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1/65
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1/45
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1/30
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43
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1/50
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1/35
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1/25
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44
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1/40
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1/30
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1/20
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45 and over
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1/25
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1/20
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1/10
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Source: Thompson et al. (3).

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Edited by Aldo Campana,
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