Down Syndrome
Inherited when theres an extra chromosome in pair #21
Who founded this Disorder and how's it caused?
The disorder was named after John Langdon Haydon Down. The cause for Down Syndrome is when a new born has 47 chromosomes and the extra lies on pair #21.
Down Syndrome
This is a visual of the effects of Down Syndrome. Symptoms they have/gain are mental retardation, hearing and vision damage, learning disability, & there hearts are at 50% development as to a normal human; 100%.
Karyotype for Down Syndrome
This shows the action of Trisomy. Trisomy is when an extra chromosomeis obtained adding up to 24.Trisomy is obtained in pair 21 and causes offsprings to get this Down Syndrome Disorder.
Risk of Down Syndrome
In this picture the chart shows that the more you age or the higher the age the more chance your at risk of having a newbord containing Down Syndrome. No matter your health nor nationality; age is what what matters.
Offered treatment and research being done to help people with this disorder?
- American College of obstericians and Gynecologists are recommending tests like diagnostic/scrreenings for pregnant weman regardless the age.
- Medications are only for symptomatic treatments of pain. Prolonged use of analgesics without diagnostic evaluation should not be encouraged.
- Scientist believe theyve figured a solution but the only downer is itll take years before a human can be tested for the therapy.They think by adding a "fix-it" gene, itll remove the abnormal gene.