1 in 1,000 to 1 in 1,100 live births worldwide are children born with down syndrome. The United Nations notes that each year, approximately 3,000 to 5,000 children are born with this chromosome ...

Down syndrome is a genetic condition that occurs when a child is born with an additional chromosome. The additional chromosome influences the development of the child's brain and body, resulting ...

World Down Syndrome Day: Down syndrome appears as a genetic disorder following abnormal cellular division which results in either an entire or partial additional chromosome 21. The body and brain ...

Down syndrome is medically known as Trisomy 21. Everyone has 23 chromosomes from each parent for a total of 46 chromosomes. People with Trisomy 21 have a third chromosome attached to the 21st pair ...