唐氏綜合癥是人類(lèi)最常見(jiàn)的一種染色體病，也是人類(lèi)第一個(gè)被確認(rèn)的染色體病。
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People with Down syndrome often have other conditions. These include problems with their heart and with their breathing and hearing. But a lot of these conditions are treatable. As a result, people with Down syndrome are living longer. In 1983, they lived an average of just 25 years. Today the aver…
患有唐氏綜合癥的人經(jīng)常會(huì)有其他癥狀。這包括心臟、呼吸與聽(tīng)力方面的問(wèn)題。但是許多這些癥狀是可以治療的。 結(jié)果，唐氏綜合癥患者如今活得更久了。在1983年，他們的平均壽命只是25年。而如今，平均期望壽命為56年。然而這更長(zhǎng)的壽命引出了一個(gè)悲哀的發(fā)現(xiàn)。唐氏綜合癥患者在早年患上阿爾茨海默病的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)也許會(huì)增長(zhǎng)。 國(guó)…