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Causes and Effects of Down Syndrome (Discovery (Down syndrome has…
Causes and Effects of Down Syndrome
Background
Down syndrome is related to distinct facial characteristics, a learning disability, and weak muscles.
https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/down-syndrome
Causes
Down syndrome is caused when in one or all of person's cells has an extra copy of chromosome 21.
https://www.nichd.nih.gov/health/topics/down/conditioninfo/Pages/causes.aspx
Family cost
The cost of raising a child without down syndrome is 12-13 times less than a child with down syndrome
https://www.cdc.gov/features/birthdefectscostly/
Discovery
Down syndrome has obviously been around for centuries.
https://www.nichd.nih.gov/health/topics/down/conditioninfo/Pages/causes.aspx
It was given the name Down from the person who first wrote an article describing the disease
Parental causes
The only found link in the parents and the chance that a child will be born with autism is the age of the mother.
http://www.ndss.org/Down-Syndrome/What-Is-Down-Syndrome/
Family
faced with lesser well-being than parents raising a child without down syndrome or other disabilities.
https://www.down-syndrome.org/reviews/2079/
Symptoms
most common cause of a learning disability
The Gale Encyclopedia of Science from Gale Virtual Reference Library
Physical traits
Face appears flat
head is less then average in size
eyes have extra folds by inside corner and slant towards top of head
below average height
small hands with an odd shaped fifth finger
toes unevenly spaced
Mental Traits
difficulty learning
impulsive behavior
short term attention span
bad judgment
https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000997.htm
Hereditary
Translocation down syndrome only occurs in 4% of all cases of down syndrome. 1/3 of these cases are hereditary. These are the only hereditary cases
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/down-syndrome/basics/causes/CON-20020948
Seriousness
Two of the more serious possible effects of down syndrome are leukemia and hearing loss.
https://www.dseinternational.org/en-us/about-down-syndrome/health/