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21st Century Down Syndrome (Trisomy 21) Sourcebook: Clinical Data for Patients, Families, and Physicians, including Signs, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Genetics, Chromosome Anomalies

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This comprehensive ebook provides authoritative information and practical advice from the nation's health experts about Down Syndrome, also known as Down's Syndrome or trisomy 21.Starting with the basics, and advancing to detailed patient-oriented and physician-quality information, the 21st Century Sourcebook series gives empowered patients, families, caregivers, nurses, and physicians the information they need to understand this disease. There is extensive coverage of symptoms, diagnosis, medical testing, clinical research, drugs and potential treatments.Chapter 1: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Information * Chapter 2: NHGRI - National Human Genome Research Institute Information * Chapter 3: Office of Rare Diseases Research of the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences / Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center Information * Chapter 4: Genetics Home Reference Information (GHR NLM) * Chapter 5: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Information * Chapter 6: National Institutes of Health Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tools (RePORT) - Down Syndrome Studies * Chapter 7: Clinical Trials * Section B: Guide to Leading Medical Websites; Internet Resources For Medical And Health InformationThis edition includes our exclusive Guide to Leading Medical Websites with updated links to 81 of the best sites for medical information, which let you quickly check for updates from the government and the best commercial portals, news sites, reference/textbook/non-commercial portals, and health organizations.Down syndrome is a set of mental and physical symptoms that result from having an extra copy of Chromosome 21. Normally, a fertilized egg has 23 pairs of chromosomes. In most people with Down syndrome, there is an extra copy of Chromosome 21 (also called trisomy 21 because there are three copies of this chromosome instead of two), which changes the body’s and brain’s normal development. Even though people with Down syndrome

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