Chromosomal condition characterized by flat-looking facial features and weak muscle tone (hypotonia) in infancy and is caused by trisomy of all or a critical portion of chromosome 21 and is associated with intellectual disability.
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Examples for "down syndrome "
Examples for "down syndrome "
1 Julies, who was down syndrome , reacted to police sirens and got excited.
2 Tessa is a regular, she has down syndrome , and loves shooting.
3 She said one of their children has down syndrome , which makes it even more precarious.
4 Proceeds from the card are to go to Down Syndrome Education International.
5 She is recognised as the world's first professional model with Down syndrome .
1 Down 's syndrome children are known to have increased susceptibility to respiratory infections.
2 Meet Chloe - the five-year-old girl helping change perceptions of Down 's syndrome .
3 The children include one who has Down 's syndrome and three with autism.
4 There are no data on respiratory patterns of uncomplicated Down 's syndrome subjects.
5 Their babies were born limbless or with Down 's syndrome and spina bifida.
1 Conclusions: Mothers' knowledge about the screening tests for trisomy 21 remains fragmentary.
2 Objective: To assess mothers' knowledge of screening tests for trisomy 21.
3 Such a finding would normally suggest a postzygotic origin of the trisomy 21.
4 Conclusions: FISH-based scanning can identify trisomy 21 pregnancies by analysis of routine cervical brushings.
5 This study provides new evidence regarding an important source of reactive oxygen species in trisomy 21.
1 My younger brother, who is now 18, suffers from Downs Syndrome .
2 Rachel Price first got to know Eden had Downs Syndrome when she was born.
3 Almost a third of them for Downs Syndrome .
4 I feel really saddened to hear that Iceland abort 99 percent of people that have Downs Syndrome , she said.
5 They are the parents of two boys, Juliano, 28, and 23-year-old Rodrigo who has Downs Syndrome .
6 His mother Helen says Gabriel is like any other kid, and his journey with Downs Syndrome has taught her a lot.
7 A week of fund-raising for the Downs Syndrome Association begins next Monday, when miniature honey pots go on sale at £1 each.
8 If we have another child with Downs Syndrome we are quite OK with that and we will carry on with the pregnancy.
9 Helen Morton-Jones whose 18-year-old son Gabriel has Downs Syndrome , said there are not enough protections for women faced with a tough decision.
10 Daniel, who lives in Sydney with his family, has Downs syndrome and was born with congenital heart disease and non-neurogenic neurogenic bladder.
11 Rachel says she only got over the shock because she knew an adult with Downs Syndrome , who put her fears to rest.
12 Laura's mother took care of the House children, especially 4-year-old Mikey, a Downs syndrome baby, leaving her own children to fend for themselves.
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