From: Polymorphisms in folate-metabolizing genes, chromosome damage, and risk of Down syndrome in Italian women: identification of key factors using artificial neural networks
Study group
Number of subjects
Age at delivery
mean ± S.D.
Age at sampling
MDS
29
28.2 ± 4.7
49.6 ± 11.2
Control mothers
32
28.5 ± 5.2
47.3 ± 6.9