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KMID : 0367419790200020024
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Journal of Korean Pediatric Society
1979 Volume.20 No. 2 p.24 ~ p.29
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The Incidence of Genetic Disease among Pediatric in-patients in a University Hospital
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文炯魯/Moon, Hyung Ro
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Abstract
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The frequency of genetic disease among in-patients of Pediatric deartment, Seoul National University Hospital during two-year period from January 1972 to December 1973 was surveyed.
A total of 1,413 admission records which included all but two-hundred sixteen patients whese records failed to specify primary diagnosis were subjected for present study.
Primary diagnoses were classified into following seven categories: single-gene disorders, chromosomal abnormalities, polygenic disorders, probably genetic disorders, developmental anomalies, unknown etiology, and environmental group.
The number of primary diagnoses and rate per 100 patients are as follows:
Single-gene disorders, 25 (1.85Po); chromosomal abnormalities, 6 (0.4%); polygenic disorders, 127 (9.0%); probably genetic disorders, 43(3.0%); developmental anomalies, 22(1. 6%); unknown etiology, 21 (1.5%), and environmental group, 1, 169 (82.9%;J.
Although environmental group is still major category of pediatric in-patients, the data obtained indicate the necessity for pediatricians caring the children of ability ´n an exact diagnosis and accurate family history taking, understanding of fundamentals of genetic principles as well ab knowledge of recent literatures on specific disorders.
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