Types of Down syndrome
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Most common type of Down syndrome
[A] Trisomy 21
[B] Mosaic Down syndrome
[C] Robertsonian deletion
[D] Translocation Down syndrome
Least common form of Down syndrome
[A] Trisomy 21
[B] Mosaic Down syndrome
[C] Robertsonian deletion
[D] Translocation Down syndrome
In case of Robertsonian translocation Down syndrome the long arm of chromosome 21 is attached to another chromosome, most commonly –
[A] Chromosome 7
[B] Chromosome 14
[C] Chromosome 21
[D] Chromosome 19
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