What a Diagnosis of Down Syndrome Means Today Down syndrome is a condition affecting many Americans and individuals across the world. It presents challenges socially‚ academically‚ and behaviorally. However‚ a diagnosis today is not nearly as detrimental to the person’s quality of life as it was decades ago. Strides have been made in Down syndrome awareness‚ education and overall acceptance. Screening is now available so that parents know in advance if they are going to have a child born with
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Down Syndrome Down Syndrome is a chromosomal disorder. It occurs in about 1 of every 800 births. People with Down syndrome may have mild to severe learning disabilities. Physical symptoms include a small skull‚ extra folds of skin under the eyes‚ and a protruding tongue. People with Down syndrome are subject to a variety of medical problems including heart abnormalities and thyroid gland dysfunction. Survival rates have been increased dramatically in recent years as problems specific to Down syndrome
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Down Syndrome is a chromosomal condition related to chromosome 21. It affects 1 in 800 to 1 in 1000 born infants. People who have Down Syndrome have learning difficulties‚ mental retardation‚ a different facial appearance‚ and poor muscle tone (hypotonia) in infancy. Individuals with Down Syndrome also have an increased risk for having heart defects‚ digestive problems such as “gastroesophageal reflux or celiac disease”‚ and hearing loss. Some people who have Down Syndrome have “low activity of
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Down syndrome (Trisomy 21) Down syndrome is a genetic disorder that occurs when an individual has an extra chromosome 21 in them. Down syndrome can also be referred to as ‘Trisomy 21’. An English physician named John Landon Down first discovered Down syndrome back in 1862. This genetic disorder has been around since the 16th century and possibly even longer. The treatments for Down syndrome are not distinct as it depends on how severe the Down syndrome is. Down syndrome or Trisomy 21 was
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Abstract Down syndrome‚ also known as trisomy 21‚ is the most common chromosome abnormality in humans and it occurs in all races. Approximately 1 of every 691 babies born in the United States each year is born with this genetic condition. Because people with Down syndrome have extra copies of genes on chromosome 21‚ the course of normal development is disrupted and this leads to the distinctive physical characteristics and other health issues that are associated with this syndrome. With appropriate
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Jacob Santel Mrs. Potter Reading Down Syndrome(Need different title) This is one of the most interesting genetic diseases in the world‚ and yet there is no cure for it. This disease can affect people drastically‚ or sometimes very little at all. Although there is no way to treat it‚ it can be helped‚ and there are many programs to help. This complex genetic disease is called down syndrome. Down Syndrome has many effects. People with down syndrome usually “look alike.” They usually have
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Those affected with Down syndrome face many problems in today’s society. Whether it is unfair judgment‚ discrimination‚ or misunderstandings‚ those with Down syndrome have been subjected to cruelty. However‚ over the years‚ there has been much progress towards acceptance and equality. Many people still do not understand Down syndrome‚ which is the main source of discrimination. Perhaps with more awareness in today’s society of what Down syndrome is and what those with Down syndrome can contribute to
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Genetically transmitted disease Down syndrome Down syndrome is a genetically transmitted disease‚ the symptoms of this disease can vary depending on the person‚ but children with Down syndrome have unique physical characteristic traits for example: decrease in muscular tone‚ excess skin around the nape‚ widened nose‚ among others. Some mental characteristics are: impulsive behavior‚ short periods of attention and slow learning. Some of the disease’s effects are: pulmonary hypertension
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Genetic Project: Down Syndrome What is Down Syndrome? Down Syndrome is a chromosomal disorder where a child is born with an extra partial or full chromosome 21‚ thus leading to the over-expression of many genes present on this extra chromosome. Therefore‚ it is neither dominant nor recessive. Down Syndrome affects about 1 in 700 babies born‚ making it one of the most common genetic birth defects in the United States. There are actually 3 different types of Down Syndrome‚ Trisomy 21 (Nondisjunction)
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What causes Down syndrome? Charlie Zammit To this day‚ there aren’t any known environmental or behavioral factors that cause Down syndrome. The human contains 23 pairs of chromosomes‚ so 46 individual ones. From each pair‚ one comes from your father‚ the other‚ from your mother. Down syndrome involves an abnormal cell division in chromosome 21. There are three types of abnormal cell division that can occur to cause Down syndrome; all of the three cell division abnormalities create a problem being
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