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Pathophysiology<\/strong><\/p>\n

congenital mental retardation caused by trisomy 21 (an extra chromosome 21)<\/p>\n

Signs and Symptoms<\/strong><\/p>\n

1)<\/strong> moderate mental retardation progressing to severe mental retardation (IQ of 30 in adulthood) 2)<\/strong> characteristic mongoloid facies – flat nasal bridge, epicanthic folds, oblique palpebral fissures 3)<\/strong> short stature and obesity 4)<\/strong> spade-like hands with simian creases 5)<\/strong> speckled irises (Brushfield’s spots) 6)<\/strong> hypotonia 7)<\/strong> congenital heart defects – VSD, ASD, tetralogy of Fallot, and patent ductus arteriosus<\/p>\n

Associated Conditions<\/strong><\/p>\n

1)<\/strong> increased incidence with advanced maternal age (1\/30 live births at age 45 years) and previous child with Down syndrome 2)<\/strong> increased incidence of leukemia (especiallly ALL), Alzheimer’s disease (25-50%) by age 35 years), Hirschsprung’s disease, imperforate anus, duodenal stenosis, and atresia<\/p>\n

Histology\/Gross Pathology<\/strong><\/p>\n

1)<\/strong> senile plaques 2)<\/strong> neurofibrillary tangles 3)<\/strong> deposition of beta-amyloid protein in the brain<\/p>\n

Biochemistry<\/strong><\/p>\n

mechanisms for production of trisomy 21 – nondisjunction during first meiotic division of gametogenesis (94% of cases), translocation of an extra long arm of chromosome 21 (5%), and mosaicism (1%)<\/p>\n

Inheritance\/Epidemiology<\/strong><\/p>\n

most common cause of congenital mental retardation<\/p>\n

Treatment<\/strong><\/p>\n

surgery for congenital heart defects<\/p>\n

Tips for USMLE<\/strong><\/p>\n

1)<\/strong> if Brushfield spots are mentioned, think Down’s 2)<\/strong> if question mentions a Down’s child, look for development of leukemia (ALL) or Alzheimer’s in the case scenario 3)<\/strong> if question mentions a Down’s child, look for the presence of congenital heart defects<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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