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Results 1 - 6 of 6 for down syndrome
  1. ... in cells instead of the normal two copies. Down syndrome (also known as trisomy 21) is an example of a condition caused by trisomy . People with Down syndrome typically have three copies of chromosome 21 in ...
  2. ... disease ) or in the nonpossessive form (e.g., Down syndrome ). The HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNC) designates an ...
  3. ... be born with certain genetic abnormalities, such as Down syndrome and other chromosomal disorders. Newborn screening : In the ...
  4. ... aneuploidy ) of a chromosome. NIPT primarily looks for Down syndrome (trisomy 21, caused by an extra chromosome 21 ), ...
  5. ... of chromosomal abnormalities, most chromosomal disorders (such as Down syndrome and Turner syndrome ) are not passed from one ...
  6. ... disorder in their family. Huntington's disease , Marfan syndrome Autosomal recessive In autosomal recessive inheritance , variants occur ... sons (no male-to-male transmission). fragile X syndrome X-linked recessive X-linked recessive disorders are ...