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Recognizing Down syndrome Awareness Month

Down syndrome awareness month

Even though Down syndrome is the most common chromosomal condition in the United States, most people don’t know that there are actually three different types of Down Syndrome. All 3 types of Down syndrome are caused by an extra copy of the 21st chromosome. The most common type is Trisomy 21 which accounts for 95% of all cases. In Trisomy 21, every cell has 3 copies of the 21st chromosome. So instead of 46 chromosomes (23 pairs), every cell has 47 chromosomes. Mosaic Down syndrome is the least co

Yep. There is more than one. There are actually 3 different types of Down syndrome. Something I didn’t even know until I was pregnant with Hudson. Hudson has the most common type- called Trisomy 21. This means that every cell in his body has 3 copies of the 21st chromosome instead of two. Most people have 46 chromosomes (23 pairs) but with Trisomy 21, every cell has 47 chromosomes. This type accounts for 95% of the cases of Down syndrome. Mosaic Down syndrome is another type of Down syndrome but

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