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Recently I have heard about and seen people with Downs syndrome actually I didnt knew anything about them and why they all are alike and have certain disabilities One thing I knew is that it is and it was a great misfortune as for them as for their parents and relatives Here are some of my and others ideas about what is the Downs syndrome how it could be described and of course cause of that illnessDown syndrome is a genetic disorder People with Down syndrome are humans who have recognizable physical features and limited intellectual abilities which are due to the presence of an extra chromosome 21 It is due to abnormal development of the fetus Scientists are still learning about what causes this extra genetic material and exactly how it causes the problems of Down syndrome The estimated incidence of Down syndrome is between 1 in 1000 to 1 in 1100 live births Each year approximately 3000 to 5000 children are born with this disorder It is believed there are about 250000 families in the United States who are affected with Down syndrome Jean Etienne Dominique Esquirol Des maladies mentales consideres sous le rapport mdicale hyginique et mdico-legal translation from Russian language page 234 Figure 2 - Downs Syndrome incident rates by maternal age 1995-97 httpwwwwmpinetcardownsfigure2maternalhtm It is almost certain that there have always been people with Down syndrome The earliest recorded representation of a person with the characteristic features of the condition was found in Aacchen Germany painted in about 1505Then only in 1866 Dr John Langdon Down 1828-1896 an English doctor working in Surrey first described the characteristic features of the syndrome Mark Selikowitz Down Syndrome the facts 27 page Downs syndrome is one of the most common causes of mental retardation It is due to trisomy of chromosome 21 This additional chromosome because of the certain proteins to be formed in the cell This disturbs normal growth in the
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