Down's Syndrome
Trisomy 21 & Nondisjunction
Definition and Causes of Disorder
- who discovered this disorder and how was it named?
- what part of the body is affected?
Symptom #1
Distinctive facial features, such as a flat face, small ears, slanting eyes, and a small mouth.
Symptom #2
- A short neck and short arms and legs
symptom #3
- Flattened facial features
- Protruding tongue
- Upward slanting eyes, unusual for the child's ethnic group
Treatment and Reasearch Outlook
What treatment is offered and what reasearch is being done to help people with this disorder?
what diagnostic tests are done?
screening tests, such as an ultrasound or a blood test during your first or second trimester. These can help show if the developing baby (fetus) is a risk for Down Syndrome.
Medications?
Drug therapy is not currently a component of the standard of care for down syndrome.
Medications are indicated only for symptomatic treatment of pain.
Therapy? Gene therapy?
While there are many treatments for Down syndrome. Down syndrome is not a condition that can be cured.
Current Reasearch?
Most reasearch into Down syndrome has focused on understanding the mechanisms behind its symptoms, Jeanne Lawrence, PhD, from University of Massachussets Medical school (UMMS) and her team have directly addressed.
screening tests, such as an ultrasound or a blood test during your first or second trimester. These can help show if the developing baby (fetus) is a risk for Down Syndrome.
Medications?
Drug therapy is not currently a component of the standard of care for down syndrome.
Medications are indicated only for symptomatic treatment of pain.
Therapy? Gene therapy?
While there are many treatments for Down syndrome. Down syndrome is not a condition that can be cured.
Current Reasearch?
Most reasearch into Down syndrome has focused on understanding the mechanisms behind its symptoms, Jeanne Lawrence, PhD, from University of Massachussets Medical school (UMMS) and her team have directly addressed.