It is a genetic condition caused when an unusual cell division result in an extra full or even partial copy of chromosome 21. This extra genetic material causes the developmental changes and physical ...

While Emma has Down syndrome — specifically a rare type called Mosaic Down syndrome — some people don’t believe it. “At the ...

The combination of medical advancement with educational backing and societal acceptance allows individuals with Down syndrome ...

It is observed on March 21 to signify the uniqueness of the triplication of the 21 chromosome, which causes Down Syndrome.

The clinic, located on the ground floor of the N.C. Children’s Hospital on Manning Drive in Chapel Hill, officially opens Friday — on World Down Syndrome Day. It will be a one-stop location for ...

Burger and his wife Ashlyn’s second child, Penelope, who was born in December, has Down’s Syndrome. It is caused by the presence of an extra copy of chromosome 21. March 21 is also World Down ...

World Down Syndrome Day is March 21 (or 3-21) to represent the third copy on a 21st chromosome. The event took place at a ...