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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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| Mnemonic ''CHILD HAS PROBLEM'':<ref>URL: [http://www.valuemd.com/genetics.php http://www.valuemd.com/genetics.php]. Accessed on: 29 May 2011.</ref>
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| #[[congenital heart disease|'''C'''ongenital heart disease]] / Cataracts.
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| #'''H'''ypothyroidism / Hypotonia.
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| #'''I'''ncurved 5th digit (clinodactyly)<ref>URL: [http://www.handresearch.com/diagnostics/simian-line-down-syndrome.htm http://www.handresearch.com/diagnostics/simian-line-down-syndrome.htm]. Accessed on: 29 May 2011.</ref> / Increased gap between 1st and 2nd toe.
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| #[[Leukemia|'''L'''eukemia]] risk x2 / Lung problem.
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| #'''D'''uodenal atresia / Delayed development.
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| #[[Hirschsprung disease|'''H'''irschsprung disease]] / Hearing loss.
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| #[[Alzheimer disease|'''A'''lzheimer disease]] / Alantoaxial instability.
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| #'''S'''hort neck / Squint.
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| #'''P'''almar crease / Protruding [[tongue]]. | |
| #'''R'''ound face / Rolling eye (nystagmus).
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| #'''O'''cciput flat / Oblique eye fissure.
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| #'''B'''rushfield spots / Brachycephaly.
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| #'''L'''ow nasal bridge / Language problems.
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| #'''E'''picanthic fold / Ears folded.
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| #'''M'''ental retardation / Myoclonus.
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| Notes:
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| *Brushfield spots = white/grey spots in the iris (the "colour part" of the eye).
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| **Image: [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brushfield_eyes_magnified.jpg Brushfield spots (WC)].
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| ==See also==
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| *[[Trisomy 13]] (Patau syndrome).
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| *[[Trisomy 18]] (Edwards syndrome).
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| *[[Chromosomal anomalies]].
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| *[[Stillbirth]].
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| ==References==
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| {{Reflist|1}}
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| ==External links==
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| *[http://www.ttuhsc.edu/fostersom/pediatrics/neonatology/documents/presentations/trisomy21.ppt Down syndrome (ttuhsc.edu)].
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| [[Category:Syndromes]]
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