Causes of Down Syndrome

Down Syndrome Causes: Risk Factors

The following medical statistics relate to risk factors for Down Syndrome:

• 80% of Down syndrome cases occur in mothers under 35 in the US (Association for Children with Down Syndrome)
• The risk of having a Down syndrome child is 1 in 400 if the mother is 35-40 years old in the US (Association for Children with Down Syndrome)
• The risk of having a Down syndrome child is 1 in 110 if the mother is over 40 in the US (Association for Children with Down Syndrome)
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Down Syndrome: Related Medical Conditions

To research the causes of Down Syndrome, consider researching the causes of these these diseases that may be similar, or associated with Down Syndrome:

• Down syndrome
• Down's syndrome
• Mongolism
• Trisomy 21
• Mental retardation
• Down syndrome critical region
• DSCR
• DSCR1
• Hirschsprung disease
• Hirschsprung's disease
• Duodenal atresia
• Leukemia
• Robertsonian translocation
• Dysmorphic facial features
• Hashimoto thyroiditis
• Hypothyroidism
• Myeloproliferative disorder

Down Syndrome: Causes and Types

Causes of Types of Down Syndrome: Review the cause informationfor the various types of Down Syndrome:

• Translocation Down Syndrome (type of Translocation Chromosome Disorders)
• Familial Down Syndrome
• Mosaic Down Syndrome
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Causes of Broader Categories of Down Syndrome: Review the causal information about the various more general categories of medical conditions:

• Chromosome conditions
• Autosomal chromosome conditions
• Trisomy conditions
• Child health conditions
• Congenital conditions
• more types...»

Down Syndrome as a symptom:

Conditions listing Down Syndrome as a symptom may also be potential underlying causes of Down Syndrome. Our database lists the following as having Down Syndrome as a symptom of that condition:

• ALL-Down syndrome

Related information on causes of Down Syndrome:

As with all medical conditions, there may be many causal factors. Further relevant information on causes of Down Syndrome may be found in:

• Risk factors for Down Syndrome
• Hidden causes of Down Syndrome

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