Natural light produces vitamins D and C. Vitamin D in light is known to improve brain functioning in persons with down syndrome.
There is no medical treatment that can cure Down syndrome. The best way to treat someone with Down syndrome is with kindness, patience, and love.
It is acceptable to say that someone has Down Syndrome, although it may not be necessary to say it since the syndrome does have a characteristic affect on facial features which can be observed.
No. Someone with Down's syndrome could also happen to have epilepsy, but if they do it isn't always to do with the fact that they have Down's Syndrome. Some people with Down's Syndrome will have or develop Epilepsy, but there is no guarantee that because someone has Down's Syndrome that they will also have Epilepsy.
chromosome 21
No.
No! If someone has Down syndrome, he or she was born with it. It happens when the fetus develops an extra chromosome.
Yes, it is possible and not uncommon for a person with Down syndrome to marry someone who does not have Down syndrome. Marriage is a personal choice that individuals make based on their feelings and compatibility with their partner, regardless of any disabilities. As long as both individuals are legally able to consent to marriage and understand the commitment they are making, there is no legal barrier to a marriage between a person with Down syndrome and someone without the condition.
Trisomy means having three copies of a chromosomes. Turner's syndrome is NOT an example of trisomy. Someone with Turner's syndrome has only one X chromosome. Down's syndrome IS an example of trisomy. Someone with Down's syndrome has 3 copies of chromosome 21. Klinefelter's syndrome is a tricky one. On one hand, it would be considered trisomy because they have 3 sex chromosomes. However, they are not all the SAME sex chromosomes. Someone with Klinefelter's has 2 X chromosomes and one Y chromosome.
No, there are not. Someone might, but not normally.
47There are 47 chromosomes in someone with Down syndrome; the 21st pair has an extra chromosome. Most people have 46 chromosomes. Down syndrome is also known as "Trisomy 21" - a reference to the fact that someone with Down syndrome has 3 pairs of chromosomes on their 21st pair.
e.g. someone who appears not to have down syndrome, but does. E.g. 'Woah! Your a bit of an M.downer!'
No. It is just not socially acceptable to many people.