Down Syndrome

Recently I have researched Down Syndrome. I discovered many things about the disease that I did not know. Down Syndrome was discovered in 1959. The symptoms are slow growth, weak muscles, short wide neck with excess fat and skin, stocky short arms and legs, a single crease across the center of the palm, a nasal bridge that looks pushed up, mental retardation and heart defects. There are no specific treatments for the disease but there is treatment for the health problems. In some communities,there are special education classes and training for children with Down Syndrome which I personally believe is very nice. About eighty-five percent of infants with Down Syndrome survive to age one and fifty percent can be expected to live longer than fifty. One in seven-hundred-forty newborns would have this disease which means it is not very common. There is no certain race that is more prone to this disease. The male to female ratio is (1.15:1). The DNA for someone with Down Syndrome is three copies of Trisomy 21. To develop a treatment for Down Syndrome, we would need to know what really causes it and can than come up with a treatment from there. I think it is very unfortunate that some children have this disease and it is very sad. Some cases can be very severe which is even more sad. There are many problems that come along with the disease which make the child or adult struggle even more. I hope that someone soon comes up with a cure for this disease or at least something to prevent it.
http://pediatrics.about.com/od/birthdefects/f/down_syn_causes.htm
http://www.ndss.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=60&Itemid=77