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16 March, 02:18

The mother of an infant with down syndrome asks the nurse what causes the disorder. before responding, the nurse recalls that the genetic factor of down syndrome results from what?

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  1. 16 March, 06:03
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    The answer to this question would be: Extra chromosomal material

    Down syndrome is a genetic disease that caused by trisomy of chromosome 21. Trisomy means that the chromosome is having an extra pair, making a total of 3 chromosomes instead of 2. The disease will cause the child to have an intellectual disability. The primary risk factor for this disease would be old mother.
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