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A guide to Down syndrome including symptoms and diagnosis of this genetic condition.
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Although the probability increases with maternal age, 70% of children with Down syndrome are born to women 35 years of age and younger, because younger people have more children. [4] The father's older age is also a risk factor in women older than 35, but not in women younger than 35, and may partly explain the increase in risk as women age. [145]
Pregnancy in the 40s or later has been correlated with increased risk of Down syndrome in children. [70] Males are capable of fathering children into old age. Paternal age effects in children include multiple sclerosis, [71] autism, [72] breast cancer [73] and schizophrenia, [74] as well as reduced intelligence. [75]
The average IQ of a young adult with Down syndrome is 50, equivalent to the mental age of an 8- or 9-year-old child, but this number varies widely. [3] At the same time, they enjoy a rich social and emotional awareness. [4] Down syndrome is the most common chromosome abnormality in humans, [3] occurring in about one per 1000 babies born each ...
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The second, combined with a normal gamete from the other parent, gives rise to a typical child. The third leads to a translocation Down syndrome child. The last becomes a translocation carrier, like the parent. Translocation Down syndrome is often referred to as familial Down syndrome. It is the cause of about 4.5% of the observed Down ...