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What number of people are diagnosed with down syndrome a year ?

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Dr. Gerald Mandell answered

Specializes in Nuclear Medicine

Not that uncommon: Approximately 1 in 800 or 0.12% or 340, 000 people in usa

Answered 10/4/2016

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