Down syndrome is a form of Mental retardation and is usually detected by a doctor, after birth if a newborn shows signs of the physical characteristics that go along with the illness. Doctors look for signs such as heart defects, any narrowing of the intestines at a certain point, or if the white blood count of chromosomes is off. The original name for Down syndrome, or Down’s syndrome was/is “Mongolism,” because people that are affected by this syndrome tend to look like Mongolians or people with facial abnormalities.
Until 1959, the cause of Down syndrome was unknown. Researchers came to the conclusion that people affected with the disease have too many chromosomes, such as 47 instead of 46. The reason behind this chromosomal abn
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