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Original Article
Changes in MaternalAge and the Incidence of Down Syndrome
Chang Weon Oh, Sung Su Lim, Ki Bok Kim, Won Jin Kee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1996;39(11):1512-1519.   Published online November 15, 1996
Purpose : The incidence of Down syndrome, the most common chromosoaml anomaly, increases with the advanced maternal age. Recently, however, the incidence of Down symdrome was reported to have decreased with wide acceptance of prenatal diagnosis and planned parenthood, prompting us to re-evaluate the incidence of Down syndrome in relation to changes in maternal age. Methods : Subjected to study were 296 Down cases: 26...
Evaluation of Chromosomal Analyses done on the Parents with Chromosomal Anomalous Children and Recurrent Abortion
Kyoung Sim Kim, Kibok Kim, Won Jin Kee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1996;39(9):1216-1223.   Published online September 15, 1996
Purpose : To gather reference data for better genetic counseling, we have evaluated the outcomes of chromosomal analyses performed on the parents with chromosomal anomalous children and recurrent abortion in this hospital for the last 20 years. Methods : Subjected to study were 108 parents (50 fathers & 58 mothers) who had children with Down syndrome, other chromosomal and congenital anomalies, and those who...
Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Tumer' Syndrome according to Karyotypic Differences
Eun Young Kim, Kyoung Sim Kim, Kibok Kim, Won Jin Kee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1995;38(11):1460-1469.   Published online November 15, 1995
Purpose : To assess the differences of clinical features according to various karyotypes in Turner syndrome. Methods : Subjected to study were 45 patients with Turner syndrome, including 5 newborns, from March 1974 to April 1994. They were divided into 3 groups according to karyotypes: 45,X, mosaicism, and structural aberration; and the clinical features were compared. Also structural aberration groups, 46,XXp-and...