Down Syndrome

Down syndrome, called Trisomy 21, is a condition in which a child is born with an extra chromosome. Chromosomes contain hundreds, or even thousands, of genes.
Genes carry the information that determines your traits. With Down syndrome, the extra
chromosome causes delays in the way a kid develops, physically and mentally physical features and medical problems associated with Down syndrome can vary widely from kid to kid. While some kids with down syndrome need a lot of medical attention, another need healthy lives. Down syndrome may be detected before a kid is born. The health problems that may go along with down syndrome be treated and many resources were available to support kids and their families who are living with the condition.
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Causes of Down Syndrome

Usually, at the time of conception, a baby inherits genetic information from their parents in
the form of 46 chromosomes: twenty-three from the mother and twenty-three from the father.
In many cases of Down syndrome, a kid gets an extra chromosome 21 for a total of 47
Chromosomes instead of forty-six. It's this additional genetic material that reason the physical
features and developmental delays associated with Down syndrome.

According to research, women age of Thirty-five and older have a significantly higher risk of having a kid with the condition. For example, at age thirty,
a woman has about a 1 in one thousand chance of conceiving a child with
Down syndrome. This also increases to about 1 in 400 by age thirty-five. By 40, the risk rises to
about one in a hundred.

Down syndrome and medical problems

Kids with Down syndrome may have a variety of health issues. Around half are born with a congenital heart defect, a structural problem with the heart that develops during pregnancy.

The most common congenital heart defects in a kid with Down syndrome include:
atrioventricular septal defect, patent ductus arteriosus and tetralogy of Fallot

Many kids with heart defects also develop pulmonary hypertension, a condition, if left untreated, can cause permanent damage to the lung.

 

Other health issues that commonly affect kids with Down syndrome include:

• hearing loss
• vision problems
• ear infections
• obstructive sleep apnea