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Down's Syndrome
is a genetic condition involving an extra chromosome,
this change occurs around the time of conception. A person with
has forty-seven chromosomes instead of the usual forty-six. A relatively
common genetic disorder, Down's strikes 1 out of 600 babies. In 95 percent of
all cases, the disorder originates with the egg, not the sperm, and the only
known risk factor is advanced maternal age-at age 35, a woman has 1 chance in
117 of having a baby with Down's; at 40, her odds are 1 in 34. (Graves, 1990)
People with Down's syndrome all have a certain degree of learning
disab ....
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