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== == No, there is no cure -- as of yet.
Down syndrome is caused by having three of Chromosome 21 instead of the healthy two. There is no way to remove an extra chromosome, especially not from every cell in the whole body! The older the mother is, the more likely this is to occur. If the mother is 40 or older when she conceives, her chances of having a baby with Down skyrocket. Actually most cases of Down Syndrome occur in women under the age of 35.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 6y ago'It Is Not a Disease - It Is a Gift'
Down syndrome is not a disease; it can't be treated. It is a genetic mutation that happens when the cells of the fetus are dividing. The child ends up getting 3 of Chromosome 21.
There are ways to help a child with Down syndrome to function better. For instance, it is very important to work on oral motor skills when a child is born with Down syndrome; they have very low muscle tone and that is why their tongue usually sticks out; their muscles in their mouth aren't strong enough.
All in all, there is no way to "treat" Down syndrome; it is not a disease - it is a gift :]
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∙ 15y agodown syndrome is obviously a syndrome, and the definition of a syndrome is that is an incurable thing. if we could find a cure for it then we would be defying the laws of Biology.
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∙ 14y agoNo.
It will only be treatable when we discover how to change the replication process in cells to inhibit the additional copy of chromosome 21 (or inactivate it).
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∙ 10y agoDown syndrome, first described by a Dr. Down, is a sort of birth defect in which a particular gene is missing in the DNA strand of the victim. Since it is not a disease, there is no cure.
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∙ 8y agoNo.
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What is the genetic disorder for having three 21 chromosomes?
down syndrome
What is a chromosomal disorder that could result from nondisjunction?
Disorders, such as Down's Syndrome, are caused by nondisjunction.
What condition results when a child is born with an extra chromosome on the third pair?
Down syndrome
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Down Syndrome Is In Your Brain.
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No, Down Syndrome is permanent.
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Down syndromeBoth spellings are correct and acceptable. And "syndrome" is sometimes uppercase and sometimes lowercase. On Answers.com, we choose the spelling "Down syndrome."
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