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Down syndrome

Down syndrome; Characterized by variable degrees of mental retardation, characteristic facial features, some retardation of growth and development, and an increased incidence of heart defects, leukemia, and other abnormalities; caused by the duplication of all or part of chromosome 21 (trisomy 21).

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