Down Syndrome

What is Down Syndrome

National Library of Medicine

Down syndrome is set of mental and physical symptoms that result from having an extra copy of chromosome 21. Usually, mental development and physical development are slower in people with Down syndrome than in those without it...More>

Down Syndrome

Dolan DNA Learning Center

March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation

Also available in Spanish

Down Syndrome

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

NADS

National Association for Down Syndrome

Down Syndrome

Nemours Foundation

Also available in Spanish

National Down Syndrome Congress

Also available in Spanish

Down Syndrome: Caring for a Baby Who Has Down Syndrome

American Academy of Family Physicians

Also available in Spanish

NDSS

National Down Syndrome Society

Also available in Spanish

Down Syndrome in Adults: Staying Healthy

American Academy of Family Physicians

Also available in Spanish

Down Syndrome Support Group Directory

Band of Angels

Down Syndrome Myths & Truths

National Down Syndrome Society

Find a Down Syndrome Meetup Group near you

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Genetics Home Reference: Down syndrome

National Library of Medicine

JAMA Patient Page

Patient Education Handout

Tests

GeneTests

National Institutes of Health

Prenatal Tests for Women

Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health, American College of Nurse-Midwives

What is a Pediatric Geneticist?

American Academy of Pediatrics

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