EPIDEMIO-GENETIC CHARACTERIZATION OF THE POPULATION OF TLEMCEN (NORTH-WEST ALGERIA) BY TRISOMY 21
Journal Title: Acta HealthMedica - Year 2018, Vol 3, Issue 1
Abstract
Background: Trisomy 21 or Down syndrome is the first chromosomal aberration described in humans. It is the most common case of abnormal chromosome number with an occurrence of 1/800 live births. There are 6 million cases worldwide. Nearly 80,000 cases of trisomy 21 are documented in Algeria. The objective of our study is to give an epidemiological profile of Tlemcen’s population with trisomy 21. Methods: This is a prospective study of 38 children diagnosed with trisomy 21, who present a specific clinical picture to this syndrome (mental retardation, dysmorphic syndrome, presence of congenital malformations, etc.). Children are admitted to two mental psychological centers for mentally ill children (PPCs) located in the south of Tlemcen (19 in the PPC of Sebdou, 10 in the PPC of Sid Djilali) and the Union of the Mentally Deprived (UMD) association of Tlemcen - (9 children). For this study we had the consent of the parents of each child. We collected data using a pre-established questionnaire for parents and by referring to the medical and administrative records of the children. Data included age, sex and birth order, mother’s age, father’s age, presence of a history of the syndrome, consanguineous parental marriage, and number of miscarriages in the mother. Results : The children’s population with Down syndrome is aged between 4 years to 23 years old (among them, 48.65% <10 years old, 40.55% between 10 years to 18 years old, and 10.8% > 18 years old). The sex ratio is 5 males to 4 females. Our results do not present an influence of consanguinity on the occurrence of Down syndrome (only 17.14% of trisomic children are from a consanguineous marriage, compared to 82.86% from non-consanguineous marriages) and for the 38 children diagnosed with trisomy 21, no child has a history of this syndrome. On the other hand, maternal age is incriminated as a risk factor for occurrence of this pathology because in about 60% of cases the maternal age is greater than 35 years old, in 10% between 30 years to 35 years old, and in 30% less than 30 years old. Conclusions: Down syndrome remains the most common chromosomal aberration in Tlemcen’s population as compared with other world populations. The occurrence of this syndrome is strongly correlated with advanced maternal age, however, in order to better understand the prediction of this syndrome, we should increase the number of samples analyzed with studying other factors
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Houari Hamdaoui, Ammaria Aouar, Djamel Belkhatir, Zakarya Moqaddem, Sarra Khater, Nafissa Chaabni
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