"Down Syndrome" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A chromosome disorder associated either with an extra chromosome 21 or an effective trisomy for chromosome 21. Clinical manifestations include hypotonia, short stature, brachycephaly, upslanting palpebral fissures, epicanthus, Brushfield spots on the iris, protruding tongue, small ears, short, broad hands, fifth finger clinodactyly, Simian crease, and moderate to severe INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY. Cardiac and gastrointestinal malformations, a marked increase in the incidence of LEUKEMIA, and the early onset of ALZHEIMER DISEASE are also associated with this condition. Pathologic features include the development of NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLES in neurons and the deposition of AMYLOID BETA-PROTEIN, similar to the pathology of ALZHEIMER DISEASE. (Menkes, Textbook of Child Neurology, 5th ed, p213)
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D004314
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MeSH Number(s) |
C10.597.606.643.220 C16.131.077.327 C16.131.260.260 C16.320.180.260
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Concept/Terms |
Down Syndrome- Down Syndrome
- Syndrome, Down
- Mongolism
- Trisomy 21
- 47,XX,+21
- 47,XY,+21
- Down's Syndrome
- Downs Syndrome
- Syndrome, Down's
- Trisomy G
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2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Down Syndrome" by people in Profiles.
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Sensitivity of the NIH Toolbox to Detect Cognitive Change in Individuals With Intellectual and Developmental Disability. Neurology. 2023 02 21; 100(8):e778-e789.
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The association between expressive language skills and adaptive behavior in individuals with Down syndrome. Sci Rep. 2022 11 21; 12(1):20014.
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Spoken language outcome measures for treatment studies in Down syndrome: feasibility, practice effects, test-retest reliability, and construct validity of variables generated from expressive language sampling. J Neurodev Disord. 2021 04 08; 13(1):13.
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"Alzheimer's disease" is neither "Alzheimer's clinical syndrome" nor "dementia". Alzheimers Dement. 2019 01; 15(1):153-157.
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Pharmacological interventions to improve cognition and adaptive functioning in Down syndrome: Strides to date. Am J Med Genet A. 2017 Nov; 173(11):3029-3041.
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Treatment of Neurogenetic Developmental Conditions: From 2016 into the Future. Pediatr Neurol. 2016 12; 65:1-13.
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A triple threat: Down syndrome, congenital central hypoventilation syndrome, and Hirschsprung disease. Pediatrics. 2012 Nov; 130(5):e1382-4.
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Down syndrome with and without dementia: an in vivo proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy study with implications for Alzheimer's disease. Neuroimage. 2011 Jul 01; 57(1):63-68.
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A comparative neuropsychological test battery differentiates cognitive signatures of Fragile X and Down syndrome. J Intellect Disabil Res. 2009 Feb; 53(2):125-42.
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Evaluating an Interpersonal Model of Depression among adults with Down syndrome. Res Theory Nurs Pract. 2006; 20(3):229-46.