Get It Down, 31 for 21 (Day 2)by
Stephanie B.
. This results in a karyotype of 47 chromosomes instead of the normal 46. In about 4% of patients, Down syndrome...
** Just a disclaimer, my personal thoughts are in italics
Down syndrome: Excerpt...
Day 25 - Trisomy 21 - The History of Down Syndromeby
Stephanie B.
John Langdon Down published an essay in England in which he described a set of children with common features who were distinct from other children with mental retardation. Down was superintendent...
Tests & Diagnostics for Down Syndromeby
Well Med
Here is a list of some of the common tests and diagnostics for Down Syndrome:
Amniocentesis
Blastomere analysis before implantation
Chorionic Villus Sampling
Chromosomal karyotype
DNA testing...
Get It Down 31 for 21 (Day 6)by
Stephanie B.
The most common of the three types of Down Syndrome is often referred to as Trisomy 21. About 95% of people with Down Syndrome have this. This type of Down Syndrome occurs because of an error...
Get It Down, 31 for 21 (Day 7)by
Stephanie B.
- and messed up his knee). So, I have to resort to a generic post about Down syndrome.... **however my commentary is in italics
Characteristics of Down syndrome
Although some of the physical characteristics...
Down, but Not Outby
Amy Mossoffkaryotypes on both me and Adam, and I’m having just about every conceivable blood test. We’re waiting...
Feeling DownDownDownby
Bradley ..
This whole blog thing is driving me crazy. As I got well over the years I found myself writing less and less. Lately I've been getting hit hard by major depression and it always makes me think of my blog. The problem is t
You bring me down, down, down.by
meggzzie
my lungs still allow me to do this. I mean, yeah, I get exhausted, I have to repeatedly stop or sit down... living position of ages away compared to the rest of them.
You'd think writing it all this down...
Weigh-In: Down, Down, Down We Go! ;-)by
Corey I.
Yea! I'm down 0.8 lbs, & 1.1% body fat. OK, so I couldn't help weighing myself after the race to see if there was even more good news after yesterday's surprisingly decent finishing time. ;-)
RA Has Me Down, Down, Downby
Sasha ..
I feel like I am struggling in a very large way just to stay on this planet. I feel very far away from being truly alive - perhaps at a picnic or giggling and laughing. I’m just digging my fingernails into being here.