Down syndrome
by: Tajah Hardy
What is Down Synrome?
Down syndrome is a disorder made from a chromosome defect causing short stature and a broad facial profile (also called trisomy-21).
cause
Caused by genetic problem related to chromosome 21. It involves an extra pair of chromosomes.
Symptoms
The symptoms are things that show up different on the face and body of a person with down syndrome than the average person.
Symptoms
As you can see the nose is flatter than usual and the eyes look smaller, Hands feet ears ect. grow slower than usual causing them to be shorter and smaller.
Symptoms
- slanted eyes
- flattened noes
- shorter hands
- large tongue
- head smaller than normal
(all seen in the picture)
Effects
Long term effects
The long term effect of Down Syndrome are..
- heart defects
- vision problems
- hearing loss
- thyroid problem
- leukemia
- memory loss
Treatment?
There is no cure for down syndrome. Because of this the main goal is to control the symptoms of down syndrome.
treatment includes...
- medications
- surgery
- counseling/support
- regular checkups and screenings
FACTS
- people with down syndrome have 47 instead of 46 chromosomes
- effects all races
- the most common genetic conditions
- October is down syndrome awareness month