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'''Down syndrome''', is a common genetic abnormality. It may also be called '''Trisomy 21'''; however, technically this may not be completely correct in all cases. | '''Down syndrome''', abbreviated '''DS''', is a common genetic abnormality. It may also be called '''Trisomy 21'''; however, technically this may not be completely correct in all cases. | ||
==Genetics== | ==Genetics== | ||
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*Brushfield spots = white/grey spots in the iris (the "colour part" of the eye). | *Brushfield spots = white/grey spots in the iris (the "colour part" of the eye). | ||
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Image:Brushfield_eyes_magnified.jpg | Brushfield spots. (WC) | |||
===Simplified | </gallery> | ||
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Simplified version of mnemonic ''CHILD HAS PROBLEM'': | Simplified version of mnemonic ''CHILD HAS PROBLEM'': | ||
#[[congenital heart disease|'''C'''ongenital heart disease]]. | #[[congenital heart disease|'''C'''ongenital heart disease]]. |
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