The article highlights the emergence of prenatal screening as an approach to treat Down's syndrome. The fear of parents with children having the syndrome is claimed to deepen with the realization that some of the disorder's symptoms could be treated in the womb. It mentions the results of a...
Contrary to common expectation, the prevalence of Down syndrome (DS) is increasing. The effect of antenatal diagnosis, and the ensuing termination of many
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Well-defined, distinctive phenotypic features and natural history characterize Down syndrome, the most frequent form of developmental disability caused by a microscopically demonstrable chromosomal aberration. Triplicate state or trisomy of all or a portion of chromosome 21 causes Down syndrome. There are ...
Down Syndrome--New Prospects for an Ancient Disorder. The authors reflect on the developments in research studies about the genetics of Down syndrome (DS). A brief history of the medical condition, first descr... Einfeld,L Stewart,Brown,... - 《Jama Journal of the American Medical ...
(HealthDay)—Chronic fatigue syndrome, a debilitating illness affecting up to 2.5 million Americans, may soon get a new name and set of diagnostic criteria. In a report released Tuesday, an independent panel of experts convened by the U.S. government called the illness a "legitimate" disease...
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Down's Syndrome (Mongolism), Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, vol. 171, article 2, edited by Virginia Apgar, M.D. New York: The National Foundat... This volume of the New York Academy of Sciences contains the transactions of a conference on mongolism held by the New York ...
TRANSIENT ACUTE LEUKAEMIA IN A NEWBORN WITH DOWN'S SYNDROME A female newborn infant with Down's syndrome presented at birth with clinical and haematologic signs indistinguishable from acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. ... Y Barak,BM Mogilner,Y Karov,... - 《Acta Pã¦diatrica》...
Helping Down Syndrome children to reach new heights: the role of the pediatric nurse. Children with Down Syndrome have marked short stature, microcephaly, and muscle weakness. These deficiencies can be corrected by treatment with human growth hormone. Nurses caring for children with Down Syndrome ...