Clinical Presentation of Down’s syndrome: A case report
Journal Title: The Journal of Medical Research - Year 2017, Vol 3, Issue 3
Abstract
Down’s Syndrome or Trisomy 21 is the most common chromosomal abnormality occurring in human leading to mental retardation and stunted growth. It is considered as a genetic disorder with a defect in all or a part of a third copy of chromosome 21. This article highlights varied clinical presentation of 18 year old patient with Down’s Syndrome.
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Anoop Kurian Mathew, Antony Shijoy Amaladas, Anis Ahmed, Shaul Hameed
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- DOI 10.31254/jmr.2017.3304
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