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    What is Down Syndrome?

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    December 17, 2011
    The human body is made of cells. All cells contain a center, called a nucleus, in which genes are stored. Genes, which carry the codes responsible for all our inherited characteristics, are grouped along rod-like structures called chromosomes. Normally, the nucleus of each cell contains 23 pairs of chromosomes, half of which...
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    What Causes Down Syndrome?

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    January 15, 2011
    All cells in the human body comprise of 23 pairs of chromosome. Amongst these pairs of chromosomes, one chromosome from each set is derived from one’s father and the other from the mother. Down syndrome is associated with chromosome 21. Random errors in cell division result in the partial or...
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    History of Down Syndrome

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    January 14, 2011
    In 1866 the physical characteristics of people with Down Syndrome were linked with decreased intellectual ability and grouped as one syndrome. The English physician, John Langdon Down, was the first to publish these findings. Due to the fact that the facial features of people with Down Syndrome were similar to...
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    Down Syndrome Myths and Facts

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    January 13, 2011
    Down Syndrome Myths and Facts I get emails or phone calls very often from families who have a new diagnosis of T21. Sometimes it is their friends or relatives who make the first contact. Then soon, the parents are emailing or calling. This has brought me a unique perspective of...
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    Down Syndrome Signs

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    January 11, 2011
    Down syndrome is a genetic condition caused by extra genes from the 21st chromosome that result in certain characteristics including some degree of cognitive disability, and other developmental delays. The incidence of Down syndrome in the United States is about 1 in 1,000 births. There is no association between Down...
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  3. History of Down Syndrome

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    57
    | B, Information
    January 14, 2011
    In 1866 the physical characteristics of people with Down Syndrome were linked with decreased intellectual ability and grouped as one syndrome. The English physician, John...
    Read more...
  5.

    Down Syndrome Signs

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    90
    | A, Information
    January 11, 2011
    Down syndrome is a genetic condition caused by extra genes from the 21st chromosome that result in certain characteristics including some degree of cognitive disability,...
    Read more...