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1602157

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-7-10
pubmed:abstractText
An indirect method for estimating the birth prevalence of the Apert syndrome is presented. The fraction of Apert syndrome patients in large clinical surveys of all cases of craniosynostosis is calculated and the fractional component obtained is multiplied by the known birth prevalence of craniosynostosis in general. Apert syndrome makes up approximately 4% of all cases of craniosynostosis. Using a weighted average estimate, birth prevalence was calculated to be 13.7/1,000,000. The results of the indirect method compare favorably with those obtained by the direct method. Nevertheless, because the indirect method is based on a number of assumptions that are easily violated, we cannot recommend its general use except under special conditions.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
D
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0901-5027
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
21
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
107-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
New indirect method for estimating the birth prevalence of the Apert syndrome.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Oral Biology, Faculty of Dentistry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study