defined as syndromes caused by irregularities in a person's chromosomes or genes. 1 in 200 children are born with a genetic disorder ("Genes Associated with Diseases"). Down syndrome is a type of genetic disorder. Roughly 250,000 to 400,000 people in the USA and 6 million people worldwide have down syndrome. The number of people who have been syndrome has been growing in number for many years, and it is predicted that the number of cases will continue to grow ("DS 101"). Understanding down syndrome is essential
Down Syndrome Have you ever been in a situation where you were confronted by a child who has Down Syndrome and were unsure of how to act around that child? I'm sure many of us have experienced the awkwardness that accompanies such a situation. Many people feel guilt or pity for these children, I believe these reactions result from a lack of knowledge about the condition. Which is why I have chosen this topic. Down Syndrome is a condition that cannot be physically passed on from one person to
called “down syndrome”. According to the National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS), “one in every 691 babies born in the United States is born with down syndrome, making it the most common genetic disorder.” A person with this genetic defect tend to have delays in regards to physical growth, have a particular set of physical structures—particularly facial ones—, and have a moderate to severe intellectual impairment. There are several physical structures that are typical of someone with down syndrome
Down Syndrome Down syndrome is the most common genetic disorder among children. 1 out of every 1,000 is diagnosed with what is more commonly known as DS (Leshin, 2000). DS was first observed in 1866 by John Langdon Down, an English physician. However, only speculation existed on what caused this debilitating disease. In 1959, Jerome Lejeune and Patricia Jacobs discovered the true cause. It is trisomy of the 21st chromosomes that causes DS and the debilitating characteristics along with it (Leshin
Down Syndrome Down's Syndrome, it is one of the most frequently occurring chromosomal abnormalities found in humans effecting people of all ages, races and economic levels. It is a chromosomal anomaly in cell development that results in a person being born with forty-seven chromosomes instead of the normal forty-six chromosomes. People with Down syndrome may have mild to severe learning disabilities and physical symptoms, which include a small skull, extra folds of skin under the eyes, and a
has a genetic disorder called Down Syndrome (“National Down Syndrome Society,” n.d.). Within a matter of minutes parents learn that children with Down Syndrome can also have a variety of other conditions and disorders, will not develop in the same way that other children do, and may even have a shorter life span. However, children with Down Syndrome are happy-go-lucky children with a kind disposition and a wonderful personality. Also known as Trisomy 21, Down Syndrome does not mean the end of a child’s
genetic or congenital defect or disease. One of the most common of these genetic disorders is Down syndrome. This disorder takes its name from Dr. Langdon Down, who was the first to describe it formally, in 1866. Down syndrome is a condition marked by abnormal physical and mental development that is caused by a genetic defect. This genetic defect is caused by an extra chromosome. People born with Down syndrome have 47 chromosomes compared to the normal amount of 46, 23 chromosomes inherited from each
Down syndrome is a birth defect caused by a genetic disorder that affects 350,000 people in the United States. It is caused by abnormalities in the genes and is not inherited, meaning that parents do not pass this onto their children. Genetics is the study of heredity or how certain traits are passed from parents to their children. Genes are the basic unit of heredity. Cells are the building blocks of your body and each one of us has more than 100 trillion cells. Our genes are located in chromosomes
arguably the most well known, would be Down Syndrome – also known as DS, Down's, or Trisomy 21. Though it is unclear and unrecorded who the first person to acknowledge this condition is, the first doctor to view it as a mental disability and observe and record its effects was a man by the name of John Langdon Down – which is where it received its most common name. This disease spawns once in every one thousand live births, and is caused, like Triple X Syndrome, by an extra chromosome that forms during
Down syndrome is a genetic disorder, associated with the presence of an extra chromosome. Downs is characterized by mild to severe mental impairment, weak muscle tone, shorter stature, and a flattened face. Down syndrome is not a very common disease, one in every 691 children are born with Down syndrome. The disability is an illness that people are born with and is not contagious. Most people with Downs have a life expectancy of about 40 or 50 years of age. They only live for that short amount of