What is Down Syndrome?
Down syndrome is a genetic disorder caused when abnormal cell division results in extra genetic material from chromosome 21. This genetic disorder, which varies in severity, causes lifelong intellectual disability and developmental delays, and in some people it causes health problems.
* Down syndrome is the most common genetic chromosomal disorder and cause of learning disabilities in children.
*One in every 691 babies in the the United States is born with Down syndrome, making Down syndrome the most common genetic condition.
*Approximately 400,000 Americans have Down syndrome and about 6,000 babies with Down syndrome are born in the United States each year.
*There are three types of Down syndrome: trisomy 21 (nondisjunction), translocation and mosaicism.
* The chance of having a child with Down Syndrome increases as women get older
* Down syndrome is the most common genetic chromosomal disorder and cause of learning disabilities in children.
*One in every 691 babies in the the United States is born with Down syndrome, making Down syndrome the most common genetic condition.
*Approximately 400,000 Americans have Down syndrome and about 6,000 babies with Down syndrome are born in the United States each year.
*There are three types of Down syndrome: trisomy 21 (nondisjunction), translocation and mosaicism.
* The chance of having a child with Down Syndrome increases as women get older