Risk Factors for Down Syndrome
Risk factor statistics for Down Syndrome:
The following are statistics from various sources
about the risk factors for Down Syndrome:
- 80% of Down syndrome cases occur in mothers under 35 in the US (Association for Children with Down Syndrome)
- The risk of having a Down syndrome child is 1 in 400 if the mother is 35-40 years old in the US (Association for Children with Down Syndrome)
- The risk of having a Down syndrome child is 1 in 110 if the mother is over 40 in the US (Association for Children with Down Syndrome)
Risks factors for Down Syndrome: medical news summaries:
The following medical news items
are relevant to risk factors for Down Syndrome:
About risk factors:
Risk factors for Down Syndrome are factors that do not seem
to be a direct cause of the disease,
but seem to be associated in some way.
Having a risk factor for Down Syndrome
makes the chances
of getting a condition higher but does
not always lead to Down Syndrome.
Also, the absence of any risk factors
or having a protective factor does not necessarily
guard you against getting Down Syndrome.
For general information and a list of risk factors,
see the risk center.
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