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Results 1 - 10 of 53 for down syndrome
  1. Down Syndrome (National Library of Medicine)  
    What is Down syndrome? Down syndrome is a condition in which a person has an extra chromosome or an extra piece of a chromosome. This extra ... challenges during their lifetime. Even though people with Down syndrome might act and look similar, each person has ...
  2. Developmental Disabilities (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... can be both physical and mental, such as Down syndrome. The problems are usually life-long, and can ... or chromosome abnormalities. These cause conditions such as Down syndrome and Rett syndrome. Prenatal exposure to substances. For ...
  3. Alzheimer's Disease (National Library of Medicine)  
    Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia among older people. Dementia is a brain disorder that seriously affects a person's ability to carry out ...
  4. Prenatal Testing (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... all women, such as screenings for gestational diabetes, Down syndrome, and HIV. Other tests might be offered based ...
  5. Birth Defects (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... Turner syndrome. In other cases, such as with Down syndrome, the child has an extra chromosome. Exposures to ...
  6. Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... of radiation Having certain genetic disorders, such as Down syndrome What are the symptoms of acute lymphocytic leukemia ( ...
  7. Celiac Disease (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... a family member who has the disease Have Down syndrome, Turner syndrome, or Williams syndrome Are White Are ...
  8. Childhood Leukemia (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... Having certain genetic conditions, such as Ataxia telangiectasia Down syndrome Fanconi anemia Li-Fraumeni syndrome Neurofibromatosis type 1 ...
  9. Dementia (National Library of Medicine)  
    What is dementia? Dementia is a loss of mental functions that is severe enough to affect your daily life and activities. These functions include: Memory ...
  10. Genetic Disorders (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... Chromosomes are the structures that hold our genes. Down syndrome is a chromosomal disorder. Complex disorders, where there ...
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