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It was named after the man who studied it. John Langdon Down.

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Q: Why is a child born with down syndrome?
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Are children of Down Syndrome parents normal?

That would mean that the mother is the one with Down syndrome, since men with Down syndrome are sterile. There is a 50% chance that the child will have Down syndrome and 50% chance that child will be born without.


Can a person with Down syndrome have normal kids?

That depends. Men with Down syndrome have been shown to be sterile, while women with Down syndrome are capable of carrying a child, with 50% likelihood that the child will be born with Down syndrome.


Would parents pass down syndrome to their future children?

No. Parents who have a child with Down syndrome do not have an increased chance in having another child with Down syndrome. Everyone has the same chance of having a child with Down syndrome, 1%.


What condition results when a child is born with an extra chromosome on the third pair?

Down syndrome


How likely at the age of twenty-three are you to have a baby born with down syndrome?

One child in 2000 live births will have down syndrome at age 23


How is it possible for two people with down syndrome to produce a normal healthy child?

no because since they both have down syndrome, they will have 100 percent that they will have a down syndrome baby


What age does down syndrome start to occur?

Down syndrome is something you are born with; it is not something that will suddenly "appear."


What condition results when a child is born with extra chromosome on the twenty -first pair?

Down syndrome


Does Marie Osmond have a child with Down syndrome?

No Marie does not have a child with down syndrome. It was mistaken that she did because one of her children is crossed eyed.


What is a sentence using syndrome?

My young child has down syndrome(not really).


Can a child with Down syndrome get adopted?

Yes, children with Down syndrome can get adopted. I have two sisters, both have Down Syndrome, and both were adopted. They are amazing :)


What has the author Eunice McClurg written?

Eunice McClurg has written: 'Your Down's syndrome child' -- subject(s): Care, Child rearing, Children with mental disabilities, Down syndrome, Down's syndrome, Popular works