"Johanna has the features of a baby with Down syndrome," he said. With those ten words, our dreams for our child were torn apart. Complete disbelief. We had been ambivalent parents, Jamie and I.

Down syndrome occurs when a baby is born with an extra chromosome 21. Read on to find out the screening, diagnosis, and types of Down syndrome.

How does the CRISPR Down Syndrome breakthrough work to remove the extra chromosome 21? We are closer than ever to a world ...

Soft markers for Down syndrome are features seen during a prenatal ultrasound at 16–20 weeks that may be signs that a fetus has Down syndrome. ... they do not mean a baby has Down syndrome.

An Arkansas woman is opening up about the "denial" she faced before coming to terms with her daughter's Down syndrome diagnosis. ... the more noticeable her features became. Newborn babies, ...

Mattel worked with the National Down Syndrome Society to design a new Barbie doll with Down syndrome. Barbie's physical features, ... about 6,000 babies born in the United States have Down syndrome.

Down syndrome affects about 1 in 700 babies in the United States, resulting in about 6,000 newborns a year with the condition. In 2010, there were 206,366 babies, children, teens, and adults with ...

Down syndrome is a genetic condition that an individual is born with. Here’s what’s happening in an individual’s DNA that causes the disorder and what’s known about the risk factors that ...

The doll's dress features butterflies, as well as yellow and blue colors — associated with Down syndrome awareness. Accessories that include a pendant necklace with three chevrons represents the ...

People with Down syndrome, or trisomy 21, a genetic condition caused by an extra copy of human chromosome 21, experienced a remarkable increase in life expectancy during the 20th century. In the early ...

Carissa's made it her mission to celebrate each baby born with Down syndrome with the delivery of Jack's Basket. With more than $8,000 in donations and countless gifts, she has enough to fill more ...

She was small for her age and her breathing was labored — a likely sign that she was among the 50% of babies with Down syndrome born with a hole in their heart. With ... Kate Quiñones/CNA Features.