Up to 25 percent of all pregnancies will end in miscarriage during the first trimester. If you are over the age of forty then the risk of miscarriage increases to 35 percent. The leading cause of these miscarriages is normally a chromosomal abnormality known as Trisomy 16. This Aneuploidy is the leading cause of fetal ...
Down syndrome is a genetic disease caused by three major factors, genetics, chromosome formation and cell division. Through scientific research, scientists have made vast discoveries on how to “treat” people with the disease and how to help families cope with a child with Down syndrome. Through our research we hope to make more people aware ...
Trisomy is a genetic disorder in which a child is born with all or part of an extra chromosome. Normally humans have two copies of every chromosome (except for males who have a pair of different chromosomes in the form of the sex chromosomes the X and the Y). In Trisomy, a child is born ...
The truth about Jon Gosselin and Down syndrome — Does he really have it? It’s been suspected for quite some time now that Jon Gosselin has Down syndrome. Down syndrome is a form of mental retardation, and people who have this condition have a distinct facial appearance. People with Down syndrome used to be commonly ...
When your child seems to be learning, developing, or growing slower than other children of the same age it can be worrisome and discouraging, or you may even deny there is anything wrong. Friends may even tell you, “Oh, Johnny didn’t talk until he was three either, and then once he did you couldn’t shut ...
Down syndrome is the result of an extra copy of chromosome 21. There are 23 sets of chromosomes in the average, healthy, “normal” person, with two chromosomes present per set. Therefore, people with Down syndrome have three chromosomes 21, and forty-seven chromosomes in total, as opposed to the forty-six found in most people. This extra, ...
I was in my 22nd week of pregnancy and going for my second ultrasound. My husband and I were so excited because, not only did we get to see our baby, but we also would get to find out if it was a he or a she. I remember the sonogram was taking longer than ...
People with Down syndrome possess some unique characteristics that are common among and specific to people with the condition. These characteristics can be divided into three categories: physical; medical; and cognitive (developmental), behavioral and interpersonal. The severity of Down syndrome varies widely, and similarly the characteristics vary in severity as well. There are three types ...
In a recent press release, the McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine at Johns Hopkins has received a grant in the amount of $250,000. This grant was provided by the Down Syndrome Research and Treatment Foundation, and will be used to further research into Down syndrome. It is estimated that Down syndrome affects over 350,000 Americans. ...
