Question 1

does the panorama blood test during pregnancy test for mosaic downs syndrome as well?

Accepted Answer

See answer and link: This test may not be able to identify abnormalities or may report a positive result in the presence of mosaicism (which may be confined to the placenta).

http://www.questdiagnostics.com/testcenter/testguide.action?dc=TH_Panorama_Prenatal_Test

Question 2

what's downs syndrome?

Accepted Answer

Downs syndrome: Down syndrome is a genetic disorder that causes lifelong mental retardation, developmental delays and other problems. Down syndrome varies in severity, so developmental problems range from moderate to serious.

Question 3

why do downs syndrome kids have trouble eating?

Accepted Answer

Eating: Size of mouth and oral cavity usually crowded by size of the toungue..

Have your child seen by your pediatrician for appropriate physical examination and reccs and referrals.

Question 4

what is the probability of having a child with downs syndrome?

Accepted Answer

Depends on mom's age: A woman's chances of giving birth to a child with Down syndrome increase with age because older eggs have a greater risk of improper chromosome division. By age 35, a woman's risk of conceiving a child with Down syndrome is 1 in 400. By age 45, the risk is 1 in 35. However, most children with Down syndrome are actually born to women under age 35 because younger women have far more babies.

Question 5

can someone have the physical features of someone with downs syndrome but not actually have it?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Some features of Down syndrome are seen in other malformation syndromes. The hypotonia, congenital heart disease and dermatoglyphic abnormalities are common in a variety of these other syndromes.

Question 6

are there any races that are genetically linked to downs syndrome?

Accepted Answer

No: Down sydrome occurs in all races and all ethnic groups at about the same rate.  It is probably impossible to truly compare occurence rates in various groups because of the many inter-racial or inter-ethnic families in america.  A study done about 20 years ago reported that hispanic women had a slightly higher rate of Down syndrome babies, but I am not sure how valid those study results are.

Question 7

could downs syndrome be a part of asd?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Cingenital heart defects such ASD are seen frequently in downs.

Question 8

why do people with downs syndrome have exceptionally long tongues?

Accepted Answer

Physical Trait: People with Down Syndrome have oversize tongue(Macroglossia)
It is a physical trait that is there because of Down's Syndrome

Question 9

how does blood determines how high or low risk you are of having downs syndrome baby?

Accepted Answer

They r getting bette: at finding the baby's cells in the blood of the mother. With that, they can see if the baby has abnormal chromosomes and if the baby has Down's.

Question 10

what are the odds of having a child with downs syndrome in the u.s., if you do all the appropriate screenings?

Accepted Answer

Age dependent: One fourth of pregnancies that are affected by downs are either stillborn or miscarried, that said, one of the greatest variables is maternal age at conception. 
If you are 20 years old the risk is roughly  1 in 1600, if you are 35 the risk is about 1 in 380 and if you are 40 it is about 1 in 106.

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