Evolutionary neuropathology and Down syndrome: an analysis of the etiological and phenotypical characteristics of Down syndrome suggests that it may represent an adaptive response to severe maternal deprivation.

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  2006

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  Medical Hypotheses

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  Biology, Medicine

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  DOI 10.1016/J.MEHY.2006.03.019PMID 16737781
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