Current Estimate of Down Syndrome Population Prevalence in the United States
Angela P. Presson,Ginger Partyka,Kristin M. Jensen,Owen Devine,Sonja A. Rasmussen,Linda L. McCabe,Edward R.B. McCabe +6 more
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The estimate of Down syndrome prevalence is roughly 25%-40% lower than estimates based solely on current birth prevalence, and can be considered a starting point for facilitating policy and services planning for persons with Down syndrome.About:
This article is published in The Journal of Pediatrics.The article was published on 2013-10-01 and is currently open access. It has received 315 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Population & Prevalence.read more
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Estimation of the number of people with Down syndrome in the United States
TL;DR: Until 2008, DS was a rare disease, but in more recent decades, the population growth of people with DS has leveled off for non-Hispanic whites as a consequence of elective terminations.
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Overweight and obesity in children and adolescents with Down syndrome-prevalence, determinants, consequences, and interventions: A literature review.
TL;DR: In this article, the prevalence of overweight and obesity and their determinants in youth with Down syndrome was reviewed. But, the effectiveness of interventions and the health consequences and the effectiveness for interventions were also examined.
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Estimates of the live births, natural losses, and elective terminations with Down syndrome in the United States
TL;DR: This study combines diverse and robust datasets with validated estimation techniques to describe the non‐selective and live birth prevalence of DS in the United States from 1900–2010 and estimates the impact of DS‐related elective pregnancy terminations on the live births of people with DS.
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Growth Charts for Children With Down Syndrome in the United States
Babette S. Zemel,Mary Pipan,Virginia A. Stallings,Waynitra Hall,Kim Schadt,David S. Freedman,Phoebe Thorpe +6 more
TL;DR: The DSGS growth charts can be used as screening tools to assess growth and nutritional status and to provide indications of how growth of an individual child compares with peers of the same age and sex with DS.
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Down Syndrome: Current Status, Challenges and Future Perspectives.
TL;DR: More recent progress has resulted in the development of noninvasive prenatal screening (NIPS) test using cell-free fetal DNA sequences isolated from a maternal blood sample, and a review on those achievements is discussed.
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