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At what week of pregnancy down syndrome occur? can it occur after 12th week of pregnancy due to side effect of some medicine?
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Down's Syndrome: Down's Syndrome cannot result from any medicine. It is a defect in the number of chromosomes when pregnancy first occurs. It happens at the start and does not develop later in the pregnancy.
Answered 10/4/2016
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