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What are some suggestions for the parents of a Down syndrome child?
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Would parents pass down syndrome to their future children?
No. Parents who have a child with Down syndrome do not have an increased chance in having another child with Down syndrome. Everyone has the same chance of having a child with Down syndrome, 1%.
Is it possible for 2 parents with down syndrome to produce a child with no non-disjunction disorder please explain why?
Since Down Syndrome is not genetic and is a trisomy, dominant and recessive genes do not play a role and it is possible for two down syndrome parents to have a child without down syndrome.
Are children of Down Syndrome parents normal?
That would mean that the mother is the one with Down syndrome, since men with Down syndrome are sterile. There is a 50% chance that the child will have Down syndrome and 50% chance that child will be born without.
If you have a brother or a sister with Down syndrome does this increase the chances of giving birth to a child with Down syndrome?
no if the one of the parents have it and it is genetic then yes. but in this case no because it is not genetic
Is it possible for 2 parents with down syndrome to produce a child with no non-disjunction disorder please explain?
No, it is possible for 2 parents with down syndrome to produce a child with no non-disjunction disorder because of a gamete is produced with an extra copy of the chromosomes.
If two people with Down syndrome had a baby would it have Down syndrome too?
Yes two non-Down syndrome parents can have a Down syndrome child. This is the most common situation, mainly because very few Down syndrome affected people are parents. Few Down Syndrome affected people become parents, partly because of reduced fertility associated with the syndrome, partly because of an increased risk of passing on the syndrome (very roughly from 1 in 800 to 1 in 3), and partly because of societal restrictions. ___________ Also, the parent(s) who has 1 down syndrome gene will be passed onto the child
How should parents treat a child who has Down syndrome?
Like any other child? Why treat the child any differently because he or she has a disability. That would be discrimination.
What difficulties are faced by the parents of a child with Down syndrome?
parent who has a child with a down syndrome needs to have a very very wide range of understanding and patient to their child. they should be always positive for their children and wont leave it anyhwere because they are sensitive and all they need was a very definite attention and unconditonal love from their parents because they are dependent of their parents who guides them and never leaves them no matter what.
Can Down Syndrome be prevented by testing couples blood?
No. Parents of Down Syndrome typically are normal genetically and there is no test for parents to determine the possibility of a Down Syndrome offspring. There are no known external factors that are known to contribute to Down Syndrome. It is possible to test for Down Syndrome in the fetus.
Does Marie Osmond have a child with Down syndrome?
No Marie does not have a child with down syndrome. It was mistaken that she did because one of her children is crossed eyed.
Who were the youngest parents of a down's syndrome child in the UK in 2001?
kevin and jaime scollick - (previously Kent) Now Chesterfield, UK
What choices have to be made by the parents of a child with Down syndrome?
I imagine whether or not to put him/her on medications, and what kinds.... if they should put him/her in a public school....
