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This 11 page paper discusses three different articles about Down syndrome. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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find a general overview of the condition. Having some background knowledge might then guide the selection of the other material. An Internet search returned over 15 million results; the third
on the list is from Kidshealth.org and provides the necessary general background. Here we learn that Down syndrome (DS) is a condition caused by the presence of extra genetic material
in the child (Scott, 2008). Normally, a developing embryo has 46 chromosomes; 23 from the mother and 23 from the father (Scott, 2008). A Down syndrome baby has 47-somehow, it
inherits an extra chromosome 21 (Scott, 2008). The risk for a Down syndrome infant rises with the age of the mother, from 1 in 900 at age 30; to 1
in 350 if the mother is 35; and finally for a women of 40, the risk is about 1 in 100 (Scott, 2008). This means that the condition cannot be
called rare; its probably better to say that while it is not routine, it is also not unusual. Scott discusses the physical features of Down syndrome children; their learning
ability; susceptibility to disease and other medical problems, many of them serious or life-threatening; screening for the disease; and so on. In other words, the material available on Down syndrome
is extensive and wide-ranging, so that there seems no reason to try and pick articles that all address the same subject within the broad context of the condition itself.
Therefore, the three articles were picked at random without considering if they "matched" each other in subject matter. One talks about a common cancer found in these babies and is
aimed at physicians; the second provides guidelines for the pediatrician caring for a Down syndrome child and will be of help to parents as well; the third discusses the "atlantoaxial
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