Down Syndrome

Down syndrome is one of the unlucky illness that is now occuring almost all around the world which is highly include Malaysia. Such illness is very high potential to those women who gets pregnant in their late age of 30 above. Moreover, these type of sickness should take into account especially for those women in the age of 30 and above.

Down syndrome (DS), also called Trisomy 21, is a condition in which extra genetic material causes delays in the way a child develops, both mentally and physically. It affects about 1 in every 800 babies.The physical features and medical problems associated with Down syndrome can vary widely from child to child. While some kids with DS need a lot of medical attention, others lead healthy lives.

Though Down syndrome can't be prevented, it can be detected before a child is born. The health problems that can go along with DS can be treated, and there are many resources within communities to help kids and their families who are living with the

What causes it ?

Normally, at the time of conception of baby inherits genetic information from its parents in the form of 46 chromosome which 23 from the mother and 23 from the father. In most cases of down syndrome, a child gets extra chromosome 21 for a more or less total 47 chromosome instead of 46.

It's this extra generic material that causes the physical features and developmental delays associated DS.