Summary: Down Syndrome refers to a group of genetic diseases (children born abnormal because their genetic code is wrong somewhere), first described by John Langdon Down. There is a defect in the 21st pair of chromosomes, due to which the children born have a characteristic skeletal structure that makes them resemble persons native to Mongolia, and being mentally challenged to a variable degree, high incidence of congenital heart disease, and risk of many infections and cancers. (We must never refer to the disorder as Mongolism).  Last updated December 15, 2009

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DOWN SYNDROME: GUIDE FOR PARENTS

TOPIC DESCRIPTION
Introduction What is Down Syndrome
Trisomy 21 Brief guide to understanding genetics
Features Clinical diagnosis of Down Syndrome
Management What can / should be done to manage such children
  NEW PowerPoint Presentation (N.B.: 4.2 Mb file) Medical Management Aims and Strategies in Down Syndrome
Specific help site for Mosaic Down Syndrome You may like to check out http://www.mosaicdownsyndrome.com 
or write to Bill Green , Vice President of International Mosaic Down Syndrome Association at United Kingdom
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