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Phenotypes

ariguthman2029 — 2024-05-21 13:09:39 UTC

flattened face, small ears, a small nose, a short neck, a slanted eye, and a tongue that usually sticks out of the mouth.

Organ Systems Affected

ariguthman2029 — 2024-05-21 13:10:23 UTC

Heart problems: Heart defects occur in around half of babies. born with Down syndrome.

Eye disease: commonly found in 60-80% of people and kids with Down Syndrome.

Hearing Loss: Kids who have Down syndrome have a higher chance of hearing loss because the inner ear doesn't let in many sounds.

Infections: Many Kids and adults are at high risk for infections because their immune systems don't process as much.

Blood disorders: A lot of people with Down syndrome have a lot of blood disorders one of which causes them to have more and thicker blood.

Spinal Cord: Down syndrome causes people to have weak and floppy spinal cords. This happens because the atlantoaxial joint.

Is Down Sydrome genetic or hereditary.

ariguthman2029 — 2024-05-21 13:11:39 UTC

Down syndrome is given to you by genetic conditions which means mutation that causes kids at birth to have Down syndrome.

What Mutation...Genes or Chromosomes

ariguthman2029 — 2024-05-21 13:12:02 UTC

The Mutation that causes Down Syndrome is Chromosomes. Chromosomes cause Down Syndrome by giving little kids at birth an extra chromosome.

Rate of affected people that get Down Syndrome.

ariguthman2029 — 2024-05-21 13:19:52 UTC

1 out of every 700 babies suffer from Down Syndrome. 67% are non-Hispanic and White, 13% non-Hispanic and Black, 16% Hispanic, 3% Asian or Pacific Islander, and 1% American Indian or American Native.

Who Discovered Down Syndrome

ariguthman2029 — 2024-05-21 13:24:26 UTC

In 1959, the French physician Jerome Lejeune identified Down syndrome as a chromosome condition. Instead of the 46 chromosomes, Lejeune observed 47 in the cells of individuals with Down syndrome.

Famous People with this disorder

ariguthman2029 — 2024-05-21 13:53:11 UTC

Lauren Potter--Actress

Medical Treatment

ariguthman2029 — 2024-05-21 13:56:48 UTC

There is currently no available treatment because this disease is in the chromosomes Down Syndrome

Famous people with this disorder

ariguthman2029 — 2024-05-22 13:04:23 UTC

Paula Sage----Scottish Actress

Famous People with this Disorder

ariguthman2029 — 2024-05-22 13:06:34 UTC

Sofia Sanchez---Actress