Sudden infant death syndrome historical perspective

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Vamsikrishna Gunnam M.B.B.S [2]

Overview

Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is a rare syndrome which follows autosomal recessive pattern of inheritance. Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is one of the leading cause of infant death especially ages between one month and one year in the United States of America.

Historical Perspective

Discovery

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OR

• [Disease name] was first discovered by [name of scientist], a [nationality + occupation], in [year]/during/following [event].

• The association between [important risk factor/cause] and [disease name] was made in/during [year/event].
• In [year], [scientist] was the first to discover the association between [risk factor] and the development of [disease name].
• In [year], [gene] mutations were first implicated in the pathogenesis of [disease name].

Famous Cases

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