BACKGROUND: Recent advances in medical care have increased life expectancy and
improved the quality of life for people with Down syndrome (DS). These advances are the …

Importance Down syndrome is the most common chromosomal condition, and average life
expectancy has increased substantially, from 25 years in 1983 to 60 years in 2020. Despite …

Abstract On November 8–9, 2007, a meeting entitled “Setting a Public Health Research
Agenda for Down Syndrome” was held to review current knowledge, identify gaps, and …

A December 2010 meeting,“Down Syndrome: National Conference on Patient Registries,
Research Databases, and Biobanks,” was jointly sponsored by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver …

Purpose Given the current life expectancy and number of individuals living with Down
syndrome (DS), it is important to learn common occurrences of disease conditions across …

Adults with Down syndrome (DS) represent a unique population who are in need of clinical
guidelines to address their medical care. Many of these conditions are of public health …

Abstract The recent National Institute of Health (NIH) INCLUDE (INvestigation of Co-
occurring conditions across the Lifespan to Understand Down syndromE) initiative has …

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 …

National medical organizations recommend that during prenatal counseling sessions,
healthcare providers discuss how having a child with Down syndrome (DS) might impact the …

Down syndrome (DS) is one of the most well-recognized genetic disorders. Persons with DS
are known to have a variety of co-morbid medical problems, affecting nearly all organ …