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Down syndrome or trisomy 21 is caused by nondisjunction of chromosome 21 in a parent who is chromosomally normal and is one of the most common chromosomal abnormalities in liveborn children. The frequency of trisomy 21 in the population is approximately 1 in 650 to 1,000 live births, in Australia between 1991-97 there were 2,358 Trisomy 21 (Down) infants.

Image Source: UNSW Embryology http://embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/Defect/page21.htm

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current16:19, 27 July 2009Thumbnail for version as of 16:19, 27 July 2009480 × 284 (10 KB)MarkHill (talk | contribs)Down syndrome or trisomy 21 is caused by nondisjunction of chromosome 21 in a parent who is chromosomally normal and is one of the most common chromosomal abnormalities in liveborn children. The frequency of trisomy 21 in the population is approximately 1