Abstract Background Children with Down syndrome (DS) are more likely to be overweight or
obese than the general population of youth without DS. Aims To review the prevalence of …

Adults with Down syndrome (DS) represent a unique population who are in need of clinical
guidelines to address their medical care. The United States Preventive Service Task Force …

Abstract BACKGROUND: The National Birth Defects Prevention Network collects state‐
specific birth defects surveillance data for annual publication of prevalence estimates and …

Purpose: An accurate accounting of persons with Down syndrome (DS) has remained
elusive because no population-based registries exist in the United States. The purpose of …

These guidelines are designed to assist the pediatrician in caring for the child in whom a
diagnosis of Down syndrome has been confirmed by chromosome analysis. Although a …

This clinical report is designed to assist the pediatrician in caring for the child, adolescent,
and family in whom a diagnosis of Down syndrome has been confirmed by chromosome …

OBJECTIVE: We aimed to estimate the prevalence of Down syndrome (DS) among children
and adolescents aged 0 to 19 years in 10 regions of the United States. METHODS: This …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Children with Down syndrome (DS) have lower birth
weights and grow more slowly than children without DS. Advances in and increased access …

An essential guide to this major contemporary issue, Consanguinity in Context is a uniquely
comprehensive account of intra-familial marriage. Detailed information on past and present …

Characterising how socio‐cognitive abilities develop has been crucial to understanding the
wider development of typically developing children. It is equally central to understanding …