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Down's Syndrome
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is a genetic condition involving an extra chromosome,
this change occurs around the time of conception. A person with
has forty-seven chromosomes instead of the usual forty-six. A relatively
common genetic disorder, Down's strikes 1 out of 600 babies. In 95 percent of
all cases, the disorder or ....
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....ntion for people with
Down syndrome include:
*Congenital Heart Disease: usually in the form of endocardial cushion
defects, affects 40% of babies and should be screened for by echocardiography
soon after birth as it may well be difficult to detect.
* Gastrointestinal disorders: the most common congenital abnormality of
the gastrointestinal tract associated with Down syndrome is duodenal atresia,
although pyloric stenosis, Hirschsprung's disease and tracheo-oesophageal
fistulae have all been r.... |
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