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'''Trisomy 21''', also known as '''Down syndrome''', is a common genetic abnormality.
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==Characteristics==
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*[[congenital heart disease|'''C'''ongenital heart disease]] / Cataracts.
*Hypotonia / Hypothyroidism.
*Incurved 5th finger / Increased gap between 1st and 2nd toe.
*[[Leukemia]] risk x2 / Lung problem.
*Duodenal atresia / Delayed development.
*[[Hirschsprung disease]] / Hearing loss.
*[[Alzheimer disease]] / Alantoaxial instability.
*Squint / Short neck.
*Protruding tongue/ Palmar crease.
*Round face / Rolling eye (nystagmus).
*Occiput flat / Oblique eye fissure.
*Brushfield spot / Brachycephaly.
*Low nasal bridge / Language problems.
*Epicanthic fold / Ears folded.
*Mental retardation / Myoclonus.
 
==See also==
*[[Trisomy 13]] (Patau syndrome).
*[[Trisomy 18]] (Edwards syndrome).
*[[Chromosomal anomalies]].
*[[Stillbirth]].
 
==References==
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[[Category:Syndromes]]

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