Down syndrome – genetic disorder


Parents of the affected individual are usually


[A] Genetically normal
[B] Genetically Mosaic
[C] Genetically have Robertsonian deletion
[D] Genetically haveTranslocation



Down syndrome probability increases with


[A] Increase in Paternal age
[B] Increase in Maternal age
[C] Increase in Early Marriage
[D] Decrease with Late Conception



Extra chromosome in Down syndrome is provided at


[A] Conception
[B] Embryo stage
[C] Mid gestation
[D] Late pregnancy



Types of Down Syndrome


  • Trisomy 21 -Most Common
  • Mosaic Down syndrome accounts for – two per cent of Down syndrome cases
  • Translocation Down syndrome – accounts for three per cent of cases

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