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Infant Mortality, Genetics & Public Health

CDC Grand Rounds: Public Health Approaches to Reducing U.S. Infant Mortality

CDC information: Birth defects, prematurity and SIDS are top causes of infant mortality and have genetic and environmental factors associated with them

CDC information: Genetics and infant health: What should you know about pediatric genetics?

Genetic perspective on infant mortality. 
Tahnee N. Causey, MS et al. South Med J. 2010 May;103(5):440-4; quiz 445-6.

Check out the HuGE Navigator for genes reported in relation to causes of infant mortality 

Check out the Genetic Testing Registry for genetic conditions and tests associated with causes of infant mortality