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Preferred Label : Sudden infant death syndrome;

CISMeF acronym : SIDS;

Type : Phenotype, molecular basis known;

Alternative titles and symbols : SIDS;

Description : Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is a diagnosis of exclusion which should be made only after a thorough autopsy without identification of a specific cause of death (Mage and Donner, 2004). Weese-Mayer et al. (2007) provided a detailed review of genetic factors that have been implicated in SIDS. The authors concluded that SIDS represents more than 1 entity and has a heterogeneous etiology most likely involving several different genetically controlled metabolic pathways.;

Inheritance : ? Autosomal recessive form vs. multifactorial;

Prefixed ID : #272120;

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02/05/2025


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