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It is not a disease. It is a disorder that is due to chromosomal informalities during development in the womb.
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What condition results when a child is born with an extra chromosome on the third pair?
Down syndrome
What is a genetic abnormality that is associated with a characteristic facial appearance cognitive impairment and physical abnormalities such as heart valve disease?
down syndrome
What is different between typical brain wave and Down syndrome brain wave?
A down syndrome brainwave is not as strong, because people with down syndrome are missing there 21st chromosome.
What is the prevalence of Down Syndrome in the current population?
In the US, there are currently almost 500,000 people with Down Syndrome.
Choose a chromosomal disorder from the March of Dimes Foundation Web site.Identify the disorder and explain how it is expressed in a person and inherited?
Choose a chromosomal disorder from the March of Dimes Foundation Web site. Down syndrome Identify the disorder and explain how it is expressed in a person and inherited. Down syndrome is a chromosomal disorder that includes a combination of birth defects. Affected individuals have some degree of mental retardation, characteristic facial features and, often, heart defects and other health problems. Down syndrome is caused by extra genetic material from chromosome 21. If you were the parent of a child with this disorder, with which question would you bemost concerned? How common is Down syndrome? How would you find the answer to your question? I would find information on my question through research. I would talk to my doctors and contact organizations set up to help people with concerns regarding Down syndrome. Sadly, Down syndrome is one of the most common genetic birth defects, affecting about 1 in 800 babies according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. According to the National Down Syndrome Society, there are approximately 350,000 individuals with Down syndrome in the United States Choosea chromosomal disorder from the March of Dimes Foundation Web site. Down syndrome Identify the disorder and explain how it is expressed in a person and inherited. Down syndrome is a chromosomal disorder that includes a combination of birth defects. Affected individuals have some degree of mental retardation, characteristic facial features and, often, heart defects and other health problems. Down syndrome is caused by extra genetic material from chromosome 21. If you were the parent of a child with this disorder, with which question would you be most concerned? How common is Down syndrome? How would you find the answer to your question? I would find information on my question through research. I would talk to my doctors and contact organizations set up to help people with concerns regarding Down syndrome. Sadly, Down syndrome is one of the most common genetic birth defects, affecting about 1 in 800 babies according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. According to the National Down Syndrome Society, there are approximately 350,000 individuals with Down syndrome in the United States
Is down syndrome constitutional?
is down syndrome acquired genetic disease
What is the disease when you are retarded?
Down syndrome.
Is down syndrome communicable disease?
No. Down's syndrome is a chromosomal disorder. In order to have it you have to be born with it.
Are there multiple levels of Down syndrome?
No,because it is a syndrome and not a disease there are No "Levels".
What human disease is caused by non-disjunction?
Down's syndrome is the most common.
Are women responsible for the Down syndrome disease?
No
What type of leukemia is associated with Down syndrome?
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) and Down Syndrome both have been associated with mutations in the JAK2 gene.
What are 2 examples of genetic diseases?
# They are SO numerous: Angelman's syndrome, Huntington's Disease, Hemophilia, Turner Syndrome, Tay-Schs disease, sickle cell anemia, Praeder-Willi Syndrome, neurofibromatosis, Klinefelter syndrome, phenylketonuria, Down's Syndrome, Cystic Fibrosis, celiac disease, color blindness, cri du chat, Canavan disease, Duchenne muscular distrophy, Charcot-Marie Tooth Disease, 22q11.2 deletion syndrome, achondroplasia and many, many more.
What is the prognosis for people with Down Syndrome?
People with Down syndrome will develop the brain changes that characterize Alzheimer's disease in later life and may develop the clinical symptoms of this disease as well.
What is a non infectious disease?
a disease caused by genetics (down syndrome or celiac disease) , envionment/nutrition,(heart disease) or ageing
Examples of genetic disorders?
There's many different genetic disorders such as: Down Syndrom Canavan Disease Muenke Syndrome Bloom Syndrome etc
Should you worry about the results of your amniocentesis if nobody in your or your husband's family has Down syndrome?
Yes! Down Syndrome is not a genetic disease. ANYBODY can be born with Down Syndrome, even if 100 or 0 people in their family have it.
