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Downs Syndrome is a fatal disease that causes an abnormality in a persons chromosomes. Instead of having 46 chromosomes a person with Downs Syndrome has 47 chromosomes. Downs Syndrome results in an individuals physical, intellectual, and oral development. Downs Syndrome is also recognized as Tristomy 21 and Mongoloidism. Downs Syndrome is the most recognizable chromosomal disorder associated with mental retardation. Downs Syndrome ultimately affects a childs physical characteristics as well as developmental stages, and as a result, affects the care that is nessacery for the child to function in everyday life.
Downs Syndrome is a chromosomal disorder that consists of an extra chromosome, number 21 and is most common in the fetus of mothers over the age of 35. Downs Syndrome is caused by an error in cell division before the baby is born. ... The chance of having a child with Downs Syndrome increases with the mothers age. About 5,000 chldren are born annually of Downs Syndrome. Before the discovery of antibiotics it was rare to see a child with Downs Syndrome live past 10 yrs. ... However, some children with Downs Syndrome are lucky enough to outlive the odds of this disease. ... Chronic Villus Sampling is an additional test for detection of Downs Syndrome. ...
When a child with Downs Syndrome is born they have many distinct characteristics that define them. Downs Syndrome can result anywhere from mild retardation to severe retardation. Many children with Downs Syndrome have noticable characteristics such as speech problems, poor muscle tone, upper slanting of the eyes, distinct defects in the hands and feet, small heads, and protruding tongues.
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