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Stories about: Down syndrome

New Causes for Down Syndrome Identified Aneuploidy is a very common genetic accident in human fetuses, which occurs when an excessively large number of chromosomes is formed. The results of this genetic malfunction include common genetic disorders (such as the Down Syndrome), as well as pregnancy loss in the most extreme cases. A new study by the US Depart... 20 July 2009 18:41 GMT Down Syndrome Test Shows Fetus Health Denmark is currently a world leader in setting up a national system of Down syndrome prevention and detection, newly-published study results show. The paper, published November 27th in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), details how the nation managed to reduce its numbers of Down syndrome infants by more than half, a... 28 November 2008 15:01 GMT