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 Q. What is Down Syndrome? A. Down syndrome is the most common disorder of human chromosomes. It is a genetic disorder that is usually diagnosed shortly after birth, but it can be detected through prenatal testing. Q. Who is at greatest risk for Down syndrome? A. The following groups of parents are at greatest risk for having a child with this genetic disorder: parents who have already had a baby with Down syndrome, mothers or fathers who have an anomaly involving chromosome 21, and mothers over 35 years old. For more information about Down syndrome, call the U-M Women’s Health Resource Center at (734) 936-8886, or go to Your Child at www.med.umich.edu/1libr/yourchild/downsyn.htm. |
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