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Down Syndrome Summary
1,599 words, approx. 5 pages Down Syndrome Also referred to as Down toll-free (800) 232-NDSC National Down Syndrome Society Address: 141 Fifth Avenue, Suite 75 New York, NY 10010 Telephone: (212)...
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Down Syndrome Summary
1,062 words, approx. 4 pages Down syndrome, also called trisomy 21, is the single most common genetic cause of moderate mental retardation. It occurs in about one of every eight hundred live births. It is caused by the inheritance of an extra copy of chromosome 21. The condition...
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Down Syndrome Summary
859 words, approx. 3 pages Down syndrome, also known as trisomy 21, is the most common identifiable form of mental retardation caused caused by an extra copy of chromosome 21 in the patient's set of chromosomes (karyotype). Nevertheless, this condition is also associated with...
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Down Syndrome : Biological Psychology
591 words, approx. 2 pages A chromosomal abnormality that is the commonest cause of MENTAL HANDICAP in children, affecting 1 in 600 live births. Once known as mongolism, Down syndrome is characterized by distinctive morphological features in the development of the face and neck,...
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Down syndrome Information
7,251 words, approx. 24 pages
 Down syndrome or trisomy 21 (usually Down's Syndrome in British English[1]) is a genetic disorder caused by the presence of all or part of an extra 21st chromosome. It is named after John Langdon Down, the British doctor who described it in 1866. The...




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Congresswoman's baby has Down syndrome
5/30/2007: 336 words, approx. 1 pages Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers said Wednesday that her month-old son, Cole, has been diagnosed with Down syndrome."This news has been difficult to get our arms around. Like every parent, we have hopes and dreams for our children," McMorris Rodgers said in a letter to constituents...
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Mexican school for Down syndrome art gains international acclaim
11/15/2007: 626 words, approx. 2 pages Bending over detailed engravings and squinting at their canvases, art students in white smocks toil amid rows of easels. Their paintings tour fine art museums in the U.S. and Europe, impressing connoisseurs.Their work recalls paintings by expressionist masters, but these students have Down syndrome. Their...
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Class Aims to Increase Fitness of Disabled
7/10/2006: 513 words, approx. 2 pages Lee Jones' Down syndrome doesn't keep him from exercising _ or from getting others to join in. "I know some people with Down syndrome can be a bit overweight," said the 31-year-old fitness instructor, who leads a weekly class of...
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Study: Sperm Quality Declines With Age
6/9/2006: 368 words, approx. 1 pages It isn't only women who face a ticking biological clock when planning parenthood. New research has found that as men age, the quality of their sperm deteriorates, making it more likely they will have trouble becoming fathers and increasing the...


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