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Is anyone susceptible to this Down syndrome?

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no, it is a chromosomal abnormality, not a contagious disease.

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Why is Down syndrome called Down syndrome?
because it was first described by an English scientist JOHN LANG DON DOWN in 1886
If you have Down syndrome will you have a Down syndrome kid?
I have a daughter with Downs and I have been told it is VERY PROBABLE...ask your pediatricianThere is research on that subject. It can be found in scholarly journals. The ones that I have read say...
Can a male with Down syndrome and a female with Down syndrome have a child with Down syndrome?
approximately half of the offspring of someone with Down syndrome also have the syndrome themselves
If you have Down syndrome can you ever have a child who does not have Down syndrome?
That depends. Men with Down syndrome have been shown to be sterile, while women with Down syndrome are capable of carrying a child, with 50% likelihood that the child will be born with Down syndrome.
What are the odds that a woman with down syndrome will have a baby with down syndrome?
more likely than a "regular" person because its already in thier blood