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Trisomy 21: The Story of Down Syndrome

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Written by a physician who has a child with Down Syndrome, this article reviews basic genetics and explains the occurrence of Down Syndrome as a result of nondisjunction in cell division. Includes normal and Down karyotypes. Distinguishes between trisomy, translocation, and mosaicism as DS causes.

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down syndrome
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genetic disease, genetic disorder, karyotype, mosaicism, the origin of down syndrome, the story of down syndrome, translocation downs syndrome, trisomy, trisomy 21
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