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What people with Down Syndrome can teach us about cardiopulmonary disease.
European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society - 1 Jan 2017
Colvin Kelley L, Yeager Michael E
Abstract excerpt
Down syndrome is the most common chromosomal abnormality among live-born infants. Through full or partial trisomy of chromosome 21, Down syndrome is associated with cognitive impairment, congenital malformations (particularly cardiovascular) and dysmorphic features. Immune disturbances in Down syndrome account for an enormous disease burden ranging from quality-of-life issues (autoimmune alopecia) to more serious...
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