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Down Syndrome Treatment There is no way to prevent or cure Down syndrome. But through education, support groups and the right team of health care providers, a child with Down syndrome can go on to ...
Down syndrome or Down's syndrome, [12] also known as trisomy 21, is a genetic disorder caused by the presence of all or part of a third copy of chromosome 21. [3] It is usually associated with developmental delays, mild to moderate intellectual disability , and characteristic physical features.
Research of Down syndrome–related genes is based on studying the genes located on chromosome 21. In general, this leads to an overexpression of the genes. [1] [2] Understanding the genes involved may help to target medical treatment to individuals with Down syndrome. It is estimated that chromosome 21 contains 200 to 250 genes. [3]
Down syndrome and fragile X syndrome are examples of syndromic intellectual disabilities. Intellectual disability affects about 2–3% of the general population. [11] Seventy-five to ninety percent of the affected people have mild intellectual disability. [11] Non-syndromic, or idiopathic cases account for 30–50% of these cases. [11]
A directory published by the Global Down Syndrome Foundation lists just 15 medical programs nationwide that are housed outside of children’s hospitals and that accept Down syndrome patients who ...
The disease is restricted to individuals with Down syndrome or genetic changes similar to those in Down syndrome, develops during pregnancy or shortly after birth, and resolves within 3 months, or in about 10% of cases, progresses to acute megakaryoblastic leukemia. [33] [30] [34]
Down Syndrome is a genetic disorder that was first described in 1866 by British doctor John L. Down. [2] It was discovered to be caused by an extra chromosome by French pediatrician Jérôme Lejeune in July 1958, less than two years before Tricia was born. [3] Medical advice in 1960 was typically to institutionalize children with Down Syndrome.
The Ts1Cje mouse model of Down Syndrome was developed at the University of California, San Francisco in 1997. This model has a partial triplication of MMU 16 that is smaller than the triplicated region in the Ts65Dn model. Ts1Cje triplication contains what has been identified as the Down Syndrome Critical Region, a region involved in all forms ...