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> West Medicine > Other Specialties > Genetics Dept

Classroom classification

百科

Down syndrome in children

遗传病科

Common symptoms

眼距宽阔、囟门闭合晚、嗜睡、痴呆、骨龄延迟、流涎、耳朵位置低、第5指短小弯曲、颈短

The pathology of disease

Down syndrome in children is trisomy 21; characteristic face; developmental delay; children; associated heart/GI/thyroid/leukemia; children; supportive; pediatric genetics.

Symptoms

Characteristic face; developmental delay; child; known trisomy 21; heart/GI/thyroid/leukemia

Causes

Trisomy 21; nondisjunction; Down syndrome; child.

Treatment

Supportive; early intervention; screen heart/thyroid/leukemia; pediatric genetics/cardiology/ENT

Dept

Pediatrics / medical genetics / developmental pediatrics / pediatric cardiology.

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