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    Down syndrome is caused by trisomy of chromosome 21 and is characterized by three key features: 1) distinctive facial features such as a flat facial profile, small ears and eyes that slant upwards; 2) cognitive impairment and developmental delays; 3) an increased risk of certain medical conditions such as heart defects and gastrointestinal issues. It occurs in about 1 in 650-1000 live births primarily due to nondisjunction during maternal meiosis. The molecular basis involves full or mosaic trisomy 21 in most cases, though translocations can also cause Down syndrome.

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    Down syndrome is caused by trisomy of chromosome 21 and is characterized by three key features: 1) distinctive facial features such as a flat facial profile, small ears and eyes that slant upwards; 2) cognitive impairment and developmental delays; 3) an increased risk of certain medical conditions such as heart defects and gastrointestinal issues. It occurs in about 1 in 650-1000 live births primarily due to nondisjunction during maternal meiosis. The molecular basis involves full or mosaic trisomy 21 in most cases, though translocations can also cause Down syndrome.

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    Down syndrome is caused by trisomy of chromosome 21 and is characterized by three key features: 1) distinctive facial features such as a flat facial profile, small ears and eyes that slant upwards; 2) cognitive impairment and developmental delays; 3) an increased risk of certain medical conditions such as heart defects and gastrointestinal issues. It occurs in about 1 in 650-1000 live births primarily due to nondisjunction during maternal meiosis. The molecular basis involves full or mosaic trisomy 21 in most cases, though translocations can also cause Down syndrome.

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    Genetic & Dysmorphic Book

    ELBABA M.A.
    DOWN SYNDROME
    OMIM 2008
    ______________________________________________________________________________________________

    DOWN SYNDROME
    Clinical Synopsis
    INHERITANCE :
    Isolated cases
    GROWTH :
    Height
    Short stature
    HEAD AND NECK :
    Head
    Brachycephaly
    Face
    Flat facial profile
    Ears
    Small ears
    Folded helix
    Conductive hearing loss
    Eyes
    Upslanting palpebral fissures
    Epicanthal folds
    Iris Brushfield spots
    Mouth
    Protruding tongue
    CARDIOVASCULAR :
    Heart
    Congenital heart defect
    Atrioventricular canal
    ABDOMEN :
    Gastrointestinal
    Duodenal stenosis/atresia
    Imperforate anus
    Hirschsprung disease
    SKELETAL :
    Spine
    Atlantoaxial instability
    Pelvis
    Hypoplastic iliac wings
    Shallow acetabulum
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    Welcome to feedback and comment on email: mostafaelbaba@hotmail.com
    Last update: 23 September 2008

    Genetic & Dysmorphic Book


    ELBABA M.A.
    DOWN SYNDROME
    OMIM 2008
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    Limbs
    Joint laxity
    Hands
    Short, broad hands
    Fifth finger mid-phalanx hypoplasia
    Single transverse palmar crease
    SKIN, NAILS, HAIR :
    Skin
    Excess nuchal skin
    Single transverse palmar crease
    NEUROLOGIC :
    Central nervous system
    Mental retardation
    Alzheimer disease
    Hypotonia, poor Moro reflex
    ENDOCRINE FEATURES :
    Hypothyroidism
    HEMATOLOGY :
    Leukemoid reactions
    NEOPLASIA :
    Leukemia (both ALL and AML)
    Acute megakaryocytic leukemia
    MISCELLANEOUS :
    Meiotic origin >95% maternal, mostly meiosis I
    Increased recurrence risk with parental translocation
    Incidence, 1 in 650-1000 live births

    MOLECULAR BASIS
    Gene map locus Xp11.23, 21q22.3, 1q43
    Full trisomy 21, 94%
    Mosaic trisomy 21, 2.4%
    Translocation 21, 3.3%

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    Welcome to feedback and comment on email: mostafaelbaba@hotmail.com
    Last update: 23 September 2008

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