By Lexie Sherif

DOWN SYNDROME

• This disease is caused by the presence of sometimes all or part of a third copy of chromosome 21.

• It is usually known with physical growth delays, characristics facial features, and some intellectual disability.

• Down Syndrome is the most common chromosome abnormality.

ABOUT DOWN SYNDROME

• Down Syndrome is not sex linked it’s a mutation in the chromosomes.

• There is still no medication for Down Syndrome but scientist are working on making medicine.

• They claim that even if they can’t find a cure they can help make the disease affect them less.

• Screening shots can estimate the percentage that you're child could get Down Syndrome.

• Genetic counseling is not an option for kids with Down Syndrome.

• The reason for this is because Down Syndrome is not a disease that is passed on it’s a mutation when one extra

chromosome is added.

GENETIC COUNSELING

• Exact cause of the extra chromosome that triggers Down Syndrome is unknown.

• There are more than 400,000 people living with Down Syndrome in the US.

• It is estimated that about 5,000 children are born with Down Syndrome in the US only.

• Roughly 25 % of families in the US are affected by Down Syndrome.

FUN FACTS

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• "Down Syndrome." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 04 June 2015.

• Drug Treatment Offers Hope for Kids with Down Syndrome." 

• "Genetic Counseling." KidsHealth - the Web's Most Visited Site about Children's Health. Ed. Larissa Hirsch. The Nemours Foundation

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