DOWN SYNDROME

TOPIC 1

• OUR TOPIC IS DOWN SYNDROME. WE CHOOSE DOWN SYNDROME BECAUSE IT IS THE MOST COMMON CHROMOSOMAL CONDITION DIAGNOSED IN THE UNITED STATES.

ABOUT THE TOPIC 2

• DOWN SYNDROMES IS CAUSED IF YOU HAVE AN EXTRA CHROMOSOME IN OUR BODY. WE ARE BORN WITH 46 CHROMOSOMES. PEOPLE WITH DOWN SYNDROMES HAVE ADDITIONAL CHROMOSOMES, CHROMOSOME 21. DOWN SYNDROME IS ALSO KNOWN AS TRISOMY 21.
• EACH YEAR IN THE U.S, AROUND 6,000 BABIES ARE BORN THAT HAVE DOWN SYNDROME. THIS MEANS 1 OUT OF 700 BABIES HAVE DOWN SYNDROME.

WHATS IN OUR WEBSITE 4

• OUR WEBSITE ABOUT DOWN SYNDROME TELLS YOU:
• SYMPTOMS
• WHY WE HAVE IT
• HOW WE GET IT
• DEALING WITH IT
• TRYING TO HELP IT
• LINKS TO HELP