Alexandra G. EllerCara C. HeuserSalt Lake City To the Editor: I want to thank you for publishing this article. As a parent of a 15-year-old daughter with Down syndrome, I couldn’t agree more with Amy Julia Becker’s view on prenatal testing. I had an amniocentesis test to confirm the diagnosis at 20 weeks and was […]
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The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists also recommends that doctors provide respectful, neutral counseling when discussing the options of continuing or terminating the pregnancy to every woman with a prenatal diagnosis of a genetic disorder or a major structural abnormality. According to the National Council on Disability, 86 percent of medical providers talked about […]
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In Down syndrome, the third copy of chromosome 21 causes a reorganization of the 3D configuration of the entire genome in a key cell type of the developing brain, a new study shows. The resulting disruption of gene transcription and cell function are so similar to those seen in cellular aging, or senescence, that the […]
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