Trisomy 21 (Down Syndrome): Introduction – Pediatrics | Lecturio

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- General characteristics of trisomy 21
- Inheritance if down syndrome - nondisjunction
- Understanding robertsonian translocation
- Inheritance of down syndrome - robertsonian translocation
- Risk of down syndrome by maternal age
- Dysmorphic features
- Systemic features

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Your tutor is Brian Alverson, MD. He is the Director for the Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine at Hasbro Children's Hospital and Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Brown University in Providence, RI. He has been active in pediatric education and research for 15 years and has won over 25 teaching awards at two Ivy League Medical Schools. Dr. Alverson has extensive experience in preparing students for the USMLE exams and has test writing experience as well.

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Down Syndrome (Trisomy 21) — Causes, Symptoms and Diagnosis
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