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GI Abnormalities Are Common in Down Syndrome
- March 18, 2009
- Judith G. Hall, OC, MD
- Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Serious structural abnormalities of the GI tract are common in infants with Down syndrome.- Reviewing:
- Freeman SB et al., Clin Genet 2009 Feb; 75:180.
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Down Syndrome: Changes in Survival During the Past 20 Years
- January 28, 2009
- Judith G. Hall, OC, MD
- Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Increasing average maternal age appears to counterbalance advances in antenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome.- Reviewing:
- Irving C et al., Eur J Hum Genet 2008 Nov; 16:1336. Rasmussen SA et al., Am J Med Genet A 2008 Dec 1; 146A:2998.
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Maternal Diabetes Does Not Increase Risk for Down Syndrome
- February 10, 2003
- Judith G. Hall, OC, MD
- Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
It has been suggested that Down syndrome might be more prevalent among infants of diabetic mothers (see Arch Dis Child 1997; 77:242). These researchers used . . .- Reviewing:
- Martinez-Frias ML et al., Am J Med Genet 2002 Nov 1; 112:335-7.
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Longevity in Down Syndrome -- Fact and Fancy
Down syndrome, one of the most common genetic causes of mental retardation, is associated with many congenital defects and acquired conditions. Researchers reviewed the death . . .- Reviewing:
- Yang Q et al., Lancet 2002 Mar 23; 359:1019-25.
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Combined First- and Second-Trimester Screening Techniques for Down Syndrome
- February 24, 2006
- Judith G. Hall, OC, MD
- Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Down syndrome can be accurately identified with sequential first- and second-trimester serum screening and ultrasound for nuchal edema.- Reviewing:
- Malone FD et al., N Engl J Med 2005 Nov 10; 353:2001-11. Simpson JL., N Engl J Med 2005 Nov 10; 353:2068-70.
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Can Vitamin Supplementation Affect Development in Children with Down Syndrome?
- March 19, 2008
- Robin Drucker, MD
- Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
In a randomized controlled trial, neither antioxidants nor folinic acid supplementation improved psychomotor or language development.- Reviewing:
- Ellis JM et al., BMJ 2008 Mar 15; 336:594.
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Another Reason for Folic Acid Supplementation?
Abnormal folate metabolism, which is known to be involved in neural tube defects (NTDs), may also play a role in some cases of Down syndrome. . . .- Reviewing:
- Barkai G et al., Lancet 2003 Apr 19; 361:1331-5.
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New Guidelines for Celiac Disease
- August 26, 2009
- Howard Bauchner, MD
- Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Recommendations for recognition of and testing for celiac disease- Reviewing:
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence., 2009 May;:
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Familial Odontoid Hypoplasia and Risk in Family Members
- August 26, 2009
- Judith G. Hall, OC, MD
- Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Family members of patients with odontoid hypoplasia could be at elevated risk for neurological compromise after trauma.- Reviewing:
- Stevens CA et al., Am J Med Genet A 2009 Jun; 149A:1290.
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Prader-Willi Syndrome — Changing Proportions of Genetic Subtypes
- March 21, 2007
- Judith G. Hall, OC, MD
- Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Advanced maternal age might explain why more cases of PWS result from maternal uniparental disomy.- Reviewing:
- Whittington JE et al., Eur J Hum Genet 2007 Jan; 15:127-30.
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No Higher Risk for Chromosomal Abnormalities in Kids of Childhood Cancer Survivors
- August 30, 2004
- Judith G. Hall, OC, MD
- Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
The potential for radiation and cancer drugs to produce germ-line mutations has caused concern that the offspring of childhood cancer survivors might have increased risk . . .- Reviewing:
- Winther JF et al., Am J Hum Genet 2004 Jun; 74:1282-5.
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Multivitamin Supplementation: No Decrease in Autosomal Trisomy
Several studies of the rates of autosomal trisomies (including Down syndrome) have failed to show decreased incidence since folic acid fortification of foods was introduced . . .- Reviewing:
- Botto LD et al., Am J Med Genet 2004 Mar 1; 125A:113-6.
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Does Prompt Tympanostomy Improve Speech, Language, and Cognitive Development?
- October 14, 2003
- Harlan R. Gephart, MD
- Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Pediatricians have been haunted by concerns that chronic middle-ear effusion (MEE) -- prevalent during the critical period for speech and language development -- causes later . . .- Reviewing:
- Paradise JL et al., Pediatrics 2003 Aug; 112:265-77.
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Nasal Bones Are Absent in Trisomy 21
- September 8, 2003
- Sandra Ann Carson, MD
- Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Because the risk for having an infant with Down syndrome increases with maternal age, current U.S. practice calls for offering invasive screening procedures (chorionic villus . . .- Reviewing:
- Cicero S et al., Prenat Diagn 2003 Apr; 23:306-10.
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Structural Birth Defects Increase Risk for Mental Retardation
- August 25, 2003
- Harlan R. Gephart, MD
- Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Not much is known about the co-occurrence of mental retardation (MR) and structural birth defects, particularly on a population basis. To investigate the relation between . . .- Reviewing:
- Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL et al., Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2003 Jun; 157:545-50.
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