Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Blogging About down syndrome

I recently wrote about ALD disease but now I'm blogging about a blog. That blog is about Down syndrome. Discovered in 1959 Down syndrome is a disease that people deal with everyday. The symptoms of that disease is low growth, weak muscles, short wide neck with excess fat and skin, stocky short arms and legs, a single crease across the center of the palm, a nasal bridge that looks pushed up, mental retardation and heart defects. One in seven-hundred-forty newborns would have this disease which shows its not uncommon. 85% of infants survive one year 50% of that can live up to the age of 50 and over. In order to come up with a cure we first must know what causes it.

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