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What you should know about Down Syndrome
Down syndrome occurs worldwide and affects all races; one in every 800 newborns has it. In Uganda, for the 1,200,000 annual births, it is estimated that 1,500 babies are born with Down syndrome annually.
What you should know about Down Syndrome
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision
By Dr Richard Idro
Down’s or Down syndrome is a genetic disorder in which a child is born with an extra copy or extra genetic material of their 21st chromosome.
Chromosomes are