Down Syndrome

Josh Perry (Ponce), the actor who portrays the Retarded Policeman on YouTube, has Down Syndrome.

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Nationally, there are currently approximately 400,000 people with Down syndrome. Unfortunately, though, there is no breakdown on numbers for each state of those with Down syndrome.

I'm afraid not, since there is no recorded variability among the severity of the symptoms in the patients who have this disease. The genetic theory lies behind the fact that its based on a partial chromosomal deletion, and the symptoms do not differ, no matter how much was deleted from the chromosome

50% of females with Down syndrome are able to conceive children, while males with Down syndrome are usually sterile.

i think its when the nerves in the face are damaged and the victim cannot move his face or do facial expressions (depending on how serious it is)

a man is able to grow a beard if his dad is able to grow a beard

Down syndrome is something a baby has at birth. It is not a condition that you can "get" at a later age.

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Usually they live with their supportive family.

autosomal disorder

In 1910, a baby born with Down syndrome often didn't live to age 10. Today, someone with Down syndrome can expect to live to age 60 and beyond, depending on the severity of health problems.

No.

Down Syndrome is determined by genetics while Brain Cancer is determined by exposure. They are two very different diseases and manifest quite differently.

My son is 3 years old with full trisomy 18. I have some videos on youtube that I've put together with lots of trisomy families I've found on facebook. My awareness video is of over 100 surviving kids of trisomy 13 and 18. Just go to youtube and search 'trisomy awareness' or trisomy advocacy' and you'll find them. There is also a website called 'livingwithtrisomy13.com' that has stories of over 100 trisomy 13 kids on it. I, also, personally know of two kids with trisomy 8. So, yes, there are cases of kids surviving trisomies other than trisomy 21 (Down Syndrome). :)

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There is no cure for SPS and the long-term prognosis is variable. Many patients have a slow course of the disorder that is mostly without symptoms, punctuated by occasional episodes of stiffness.

I'm not sure, but as a parent with a special needs child if she does have DS it's not anything I would hide. I would show her off to the world and be one happy camper about the blessing God has trusted them with.

Yes it can happen even when you are young even though it's rare.

Veterans and civilian Vietnamese that worked or lived in the area north of Saigon along Hwy one were exposed to vast amounts of Agent orange, the area between Saigon and Ben wah army base is converted into a moon scape.

the rate of Down Syndrome among the people that live in that area is high and

among US military that served there.

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well the odds are not very high but it dose not mean it will happen again

The odds will increase with the woman's age, the older she is when pregnant the higher the risk.

it has been proven that most babies born with Down's syndrome , the mother was over 40.

Trisomy 21 is the scientific name for the cause of Down Syndrome. Triplication of the 21st chromosome occurs giving it 3 chromosomes total. This is caused when disjunction (splitting) of the chromosome during meiosis does not occur and leaves one cell with 22 chromosomes and the other with 24. When a cell with an abnormal # of chromosomes (24) merges with one having the normal # (23), the resulting fertilized egg has (3) 21st chromosomes or a total of 47.

no, it is caused by a triplication of the 21st chromosome.

Yes, any fetus is active. It doesn't matter if the child has down syndrome or not.