Case Application Paper: Down Syndrome

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• 23 October 2022
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Date:	23 October 2022
Type:	Final Project Paper
Title:	Case Application Paper: Down Syndrome
School:	SNHU
Class:	PSY-634: Cognitive Psychology
Professor	Dr. Kelly Gorbett
Keywords:	Trisomy 21, Down Syndrome, Genetic Disorder, Psychology, Cognitive Psychology
Summary:	Trisomy 21, more commonly known as Down syndrome, is a genetic disorder that is expressed through many distinct physiological and psychological characteristics that may result in similar physical characteristics, developmental concerns, and health challenges. Many studies confirm that the presence of all or part of the third copy of chromosome 21 is the most common live birth aneuploidy in the human chromosomal structure that is a direct cause of Down syndrome due to nondisjunction during cell division (Akhtar & Bokhari, 2021; Gardiner et al., 2010; Holmes, 2014) and occurs in approximately 1 in every 700 pregnancies (Psychological and Sociological Effects of Down Syndrome for the Individual and the Family, 2021). While various causes lead to Down syndrome many studies have shown that the risk increases with advanced maternal age (Allen et al., 2009; Sherman et al., 2007; Sotonica et al., 2016; Yoon et al., 1996) but not paternal age (Thompson, 2019).
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