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Down Syndrome |
47,XX,+21; 47,XY,+21; Trisomy 21 |
Down syndrome (also Down's syndrome) or trisomy 21 is a genetic condition resulting from the presence of all or part of an extra 21st chromosome. Down syndrome is characterized by a combination of major and minor abnormalities of body structure and function. Among features present in nearly all cases are impairment of learning and physical growth, and a recognizable facial appearance usually identified at birth. It is named after John Langdon Down, the British doctor who first described it ...
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Resources
- (National Women's Health Information Center, OWH, HHS)
- Accommodations for People with Mental Retardation (Job Accommodation Network)
- Ask NOAH About Genetic Diseases: Down Syndrome (New York Online Access to Health, The New York Hospital Cornell Medical Center (NOAH))
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Down Syndrome (National Institutes of Health)
- Clues to Why Old Eggs Fail (National Institute of General Medical Sciences)
- Coping with Disaster: Suggestions for Helping Children with Cognitive Disabilities (Administration for Children and Families)
- Down Syndrome (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Down Syndrome (National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities, ED)
- Down Syndrome (Medline Plus)
- Down Syndrome (Nemours Foundation)
- Down Syndrome (National Institutes of Health)
- Down Syndrome (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
- Down Syndrome (Nemours Foundation)
- Down syndrome (MayoClinic)
- Down Syndrome (Cleveland Clinic)
- Down Syndrome (Nemours Foundation)
- Down Syndrome (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Down Syndrome and Alzheimer/'s (Cleveland Clinic)
- Down Syndrome: Caring for a Baby With Down Syndrome (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Down Syndrome: Caring for a Baby with Down Syndrome (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Down Syndrome: Development Issues (National Down Syndrome Society)
- Down Syndrome: Education and Schooling (National Down Syndrome Society)
- Down Syndrome: Find Resources (National Down Syndrome Society)
- Down Syndrome: Finding Out Your Child Has Down Syndrome (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Down Syndrome: General Information (National Down Syndrome Society)
- Down Syndrome: Health (National Down Syndrome Society) - Healthcare guidelines and pratices; associated medical conditions
- Down Syndrome: Is It Inherited? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Down Syndrome: Life Planning (National Down Syndrome Society) - Includes housing, financial, and family planning
- El Síndrome de Down (National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities, ED)
- FASTATS: Birth Defects (National Center for Health Statistics)
- First Trimester Ultrasound Identifies More Cases of Down Syndrome Than Second Trimester Maternal Serum Screening and Is More Cost Effective (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
- Genetics Home Reference: Down syndrome (Genetics Home Reference)
- Healthwatch for the Person with Down Syndrome II (National Down Syndrome Congress)
- Información Sobre El Síndrome de Down (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
- Is It Possible to Breastfeed My Baby Who Was Born with Down Syndrome? (La Leche League International)
- March of Dimes (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)
- National Down Syndrome Society
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- Practical Oral Care for People With Down Syndrome (National Institute for Dental and Craniofacial Research)
- Prenatal Testing: What's Involved and Who Should Consider It? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Questions and Answers about Down Syndrome (National Down Syndrome Society)
- Speech And Language Skills In Infants, Toddlers and Young Children With Down Syndrome (National Down Syndrome Society)
- Triple Screen (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)
- What is Down Syndrome? (Dolan DNA Learning Center)
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