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06/18/07
Both Have Down Syndrome, Both Are Different
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Our very good friends, who also have a large family, adopted two boys with Down syndrome, each at birth, through private adoption. The boys have different birth families, one was a local teenager, and one was through interstate adoption. As I watch the boys grow and mature, I ‘m frequently surprised by the differences in their development, neither is considered to be Mosaic Down syndrome. This re-enforces for me, that a diagnosis at birth, doesn’t guarantee a child’s long-term abilities, each... more
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05/22/07
About Down syndrome (DS)
Categories: Down Syndrome
Down syndrome (DS) is a condition characterized by an additional chromosome, a total of 47, instead of the 46 chromosomes a child should have. This extra genetic material causes physical and cognitive delays, which often lead to varying degrees of mental retardation. One in every 800 babies born is affected; doctors are able to detect Down syndrome before a child is born through diagnostic testing with 99% accuracy. The risk of giving birth to a child with Down... more
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