Trisomy 21

Down syndrome is a condition in which a person is born with an extra copy of chromosome 21. People with Down syndrome can have physical problems, as well as intellectual disabilities. Every person born with Down syndrome is different.People with the syndrome may also have other health problems. They may be born with heart disease. They may have dementia. They may have hearing problems and problems with the intestines, eyes, thyroid, and skeleton.The chance of having a baby with Down syndrome increases as a woman gets older. Down syndrome cannot be cured. Early treatment programs can help improve skills. They may include speech, physical, occupational, and/or educational therapy. With support and treatment, many people with Down syndrome live happy, productive lives.NIH: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

Disease Alternative Name

down syndrome

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Dr. Vinith Velmurugan

Hirschsprung's disease. Identification of risk factors for enterocolitis. DANIEL H Teitelbaum, STEPHEN J Qualman, DONNA A Caniano Annals of surgery 207 (3), 240, 1988 From 1975 to 1985, 80 infants and children were treated at a major ped...See More

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Dr. Mohit Arora

Vascular Surgery

12 F with ALL on chemo and trisomy 21 getting an upper extremity venous ultrasound to r/o DVT in clinical context of lef...See More

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Dr. Nisha Bhargava

Obstetrics & Gynecology

Echogenic intracardiac focus is relatively common sonographic observation present in ante natal scan but creates anxiety in relatives and pts. 1 EIF is a small bright spot seen in babys heart in usg which represents mineralization or smal...See More

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Dr. Aniket Desai

General Practice

Mrs xys 36 yr g2L1 17 weeks recently diagnosed hypertensive ( in this pregnancy) . Came with a positive screen for trisomy 21 . She falls in the yellow zone in the triple marker test. Her only usg done at 15 weeks was normal. Anc bloods are...See More

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