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Posted by: Murugu Manickam, MD on Oct 10, 2024

For as much as we think we know about Down syndrome, there is still more and more that we are learning. In fact, we are sometimes explaining things to families at the same time we are learning them.

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Down Syndrome Awareness: Dispel the Misconceptions
March 21st is World Down Syndrome Day to symbolize the third copy of the 21st chromosome in people with Down syndrome.
parents laying down wit their daughter who has down syndrome.
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Down Syndrome Life Expectancy Is Higher, But Not For Everyone
Over 6,000 babies are born with Down syndrome in the United States each year. As recently as 1983, a person with Down syndrome lived to be only 25 years old on average. Today, the average life expectancy of a person with Down syndrome is nearly 60 years and continuing to climb.

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