Down syndrome

Only late first pregnancies were more likely to produce a Down Syndrome baby, not late second or third pregnancies.

With a shortage of chromosomes, a developing fetus will likely grow into a child with down syndrome.

Lund, 38, has Down syndrome and was helping to bake the cinnamon-sugar cookies with a care worker in a group home on a recent afternoon.

They also calculated the number of asymptomatic children with Down syndrome who needed to be screened to prevent a single case of lymphoma.

But he's concerned that in the case of Down syndrome, many women may be getting bad information about what having the baby would mean.

grandmother had Down syndrome ( "Mongolism" as they called it in her day).

The Puris, husband, wife and 18-year-old son with Down syndrome, dream (without much hope, it seems) of a better life in a better place.

The authors conclude that there is no evidence that antioxidants or folinic acid help development in children with Down syndrome.

Down syndrome support group Vivi Down said in a statement that it was "very satisfied" with the guilty verdict.

When I found out that my new baby daughter had Down syndrome, my dreams for her were shattered.

But the National Down Syndrome Society says many of these cases are curable as well.

Although it is a fact that as women get older, they are more likely to have a child with Down Syndrome, other factors also play a role.

Anemia does not interfere second trimester maternal serum screening result for Down syndrome.

But with that longer life, people with Down syndrome may have an increased risk for Alzheimer's disease at an early age.

Libyan government has also accused NATO on April 30 bombing of a civil morning, near a school damaged children with Down syndrome.

Many California women are surprised to learn they'd authorized the screening test for Down syndrome, he said.

blood tests to detect fetuses with Down syndrome are useful alternatives to amniocentesis, which increases the risk of miscarriage.

I joined a support group for parents of children with Down syndrome before my daughter was a month old.

From Down syndrome to autism, the disabilities that exclude children from most cheerleading squads have brought them together in this one.

The name for this condition is Down syndrome.

Alzheimer's disease, a dreaded specter for many elderly, is far more likely to strike individuals with Down syndrome.

Recent advances in Down syndrome screening are providing women with additional options in how they are assessed for this condition.

About one in every one hundred people with Down syndrome will develop leukemia, a cancer of the blood.

In women under age 35 years, screening for fetal Down syndrome is accomplished with a triple screen.

As in Down syndrome, these animals hae malformed facial bones and problems forming new memories.

The sequence of chromosome 21 was a turning point for the understanding of Down syndrome.

About 1 in every 700 babies has this extra copy, the name for this condition is Down Syndrome.

"Blocks, balls and bubbles, " suggested Maureen Goddard, whose 4-year-old daughter has Down syndrome, delayed motor skills and speech.

Absent or shortened nasal bone length and the detection of down syndrome in second-trimester fetuses.

All you know is that they have Down syndrome.

Down syndrome is the most common genetic cause of mental retardation, occurring in about 1 out of 700 live births.

Down syndrome is a genetic disorder that delays a person's physical and intellectual development.

The National Down Syndrome Society says an estimated 25% of those 35 and older show signs of Alzheimer's.

But 90 percent will celebrate their fifth birthdays, and the average life expectancy for a person with Down syndrome is over 50.

Down syndrome is the most common genetic cause of mental retardation.

Individuals with Down syndrome are at high risk of infection.

Initially, doctors are expected to use the new blood test with women at risk for a Down syndrome pregnancy, such as those older than 35.

Methods 35 patients with Down Syndrome, including 4 amniotic fluid and 31 peripheral blood samples were analyzed by the cytogenetic methods.

Many babies with Down syndrome have low muscle tone, so they need extra support when they are held.

Iannone now counsels women who plan to deliver babies with Down syndrome.

The risk of Down syndrome is higher for older mothers.

Down syndrome (trisomy 21) is a disorder caused by the presence of an extra 21st chromosome.

Extracardiac malformations were diagnosed prenatally in 25% fetuses with Down Syndrome.

The triple screen identifies 60% of Down syndrome cases.

Clare has both Down syndrome and autism.

As a result, people with Down syndrome are living longer.

An estimated 350, 000 people in the United States have Down syndrome.

Down syndrome is the most common jenatic genetic cause of matal retaditionmental retardation.

TrovaGene is also developing a test for Down syndrome.

There are tests that can be done to look for Down syndrome during pregnancy.

Maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein is elevated in 20-25% of all cases of Down syndrome, and it is elevated in fetal neural tube deficits.

Today the life expectancy for someone with Down syndrome is sixty years.

Do you believe that people with Down syndrome are born equal?

The study was performed by UK researchers who gave supplements to 156 babies - all less then 7 months in age - who had Down syndrome.

Comparative study of diagnosed Down Syndrome by fluorescence in site hybridization and superoxide dismutase determination of RBC

Cloning, identification, and cellular localization of a down-regulated gene fragment related with Down Syndrome

Analysis of Chromosomal Karyotypes of Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes in Patients with Spoutanous Abortion, Azoospermia and Down Syndrome

Ultrasonography alone does not determine if a pregnancy has Down syndrome or other chromosome disorders;

Study of Rapid prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome with quantitative fluorescence-PCR

Application of real-time fluorescence quantitative polymerase chain reaction techniques for prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome

Pregnancy outcomes with increased nuchal translucency after routine Down syndrome screening

11 At the Chinese University of Hong Kong, fetal DNA was extracted from a pregnant woman's blood plasma and tested for Down syndrome.

Rapid Molecular Detection of Down Syndrome by Real Time Quantitative Fluorescence PCR

Rapid prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome by fluorescence in situ hybridization

Preliminary report of prenatal screening for down syndrome by using of maternal serum markers

Research Advance in Acute Leukemia following Down Syndrome

Rapid prenatal detection of Down syndrome use short tandem repeats

The National Association for Down Syndrome

Nasal bone and prenatal screening for Down syndrome

Screening analysis of Down syndrome in 2000 cases on middle period pregnancy

Advances in Down Syndrome Research

The Molecular Biology of Down Syndrome

The rapid diagnosis assay of down syndrome

How to Bring Up the Gift of Tongues of the Down Syndrome Children

The practice is also helpful for children with learning difficulties and conditions such as Down Syndrome