Down syndrome

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Key articles

Bull MJ, Trotter T, Santoro SL, et al. Council on Genetics, American Academy of Pediatrics. Health supervision for children and adolescents with Down syndrome. Pediatrics. 2022;149 (5): e2022057010.Full text

Reference articles

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16. Bull MJ, Trotter T, Santoro SL, et al. Council on Genetics, American Academy of Pediatrics. Health supervision for children and adolescents with Down syndrome. Pediatrics. 2022;149 (5): e2022057010.Full text

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19. Skotko BG, Capone GT, Kishnani PS; Down Syndrome Diagnosis Study Group. Postnatal diagnosis of Down syndrome: synthesis of the evidence on how best to deliver the news. Pediatrics. 2009;124:e751-8. Abstract

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25. Nicham R, Weitzdorfer R, Hauser E, et al. Spectrum of cognitive, behavioural and emotional problems in children and young adults with Down syndrome. J Neural Transm Suppl. 2003;(67):173-91. Abstract

26. Van Cleve SN, Cohen WI. Part I: clinical practice guidelines for children with Down syndrome from birth to 12 years. J Pediatr Health Care. 2006;20:47-54. Abstract

27. Bermudez BEBV, de Oliveira CM, de Lima Cat MN, et al. Gastrointestinal disorders in Down syndrome. Am J Med Genet A. 2019 Aug;179(8):1426-31. Abstract

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29. Shott SR, Joseph A, Heithaus D. Hearing loss in children with Down syndrome. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2001;61:199-205. Abstract

30. Van Cleve SN, Cannon S, Cohen WI. Part II: clinical practice guidelines for adolescents and young adults with Down syndrome: 12 to 21 years. J Pediatr Health Care. 2006;20:198-205. Abstract

31. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. ACOG practice bulletin no. 77: screening for fetal chromosomal abnormalities. Oct 2020 [internet publication].Full text

32. Wapner R, Thom E, Simpson JL, et al. First-trimester screening for trisomies 21 and 18. N Engl J Med. 2003;349:1405-13.Full text  Abstract

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34. Alldred SK, Takwoingi Y, Guo B, et al. First trimester serum tests for Down's syndrome screening. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015;(11):CD011975.Full text  Abstract

35. Alldred SK, Takwoingi Y, Guo B, et al. First trimester ultrasound tests alone or in combination with first trimester serum tests for Down's syndrome screening. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2017 Mar 15;3(3):CD012600.Full text  Abstract

36. Alldred SK, Takwoingi Y, Guo B, et al. First and second trimester serum tests with and without first trimester ultrasound tests for Down's syndrome screening. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2017 Mar 15;3(3):CD012599.Full text  Abstract

37. Smith M, Visootsak J. Noninvasive screening tools for Down syndrome: a review. Int J Womens Health. 2013;5:125-31.Full text  Abstract

38. Porreco RP, Garite TJ, Maurel K, et al. Noninvasive prenatal screening for fetal trisomies 21, 18, 13 and the common sex chromosome aneuploidies from maternal blood using massively parallel genomic sequencing of DNA. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014;211:365.Full text  Abstract

39. Badeau M, Lindsay C, Blais J, et al. Genomics-based non-invasive prenatal testing for detection of fetal chromosomalaneuploidy in pregnant women. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2017 Nov 10;11:CD011767.Full text  Abstract

40. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Committee opinion no. 640: cell-free DNA screening for fetal aneuploidy. Obstet Gynecol. 2015;126:e31-7. Abstract

41. Malone FD, Canick JA, Ball RH, et al. First-trimester or second-trimester screening, or both, for Down's syndrome. N Engl J Med. 2005;353:2001-11.Full text  Abstract

42. Smith-Bindman R, Hosmer W, Feldstein VA, et al. Second-trimester ultrasound to detect fetuses with Down syndrome: a meta-analysis. JAMA. 2001;285:1044-55. Abstract

43. Gregg AR, Skotko BG, Benkendorf JL, et al. Noninvasive prenatal screening for fetal aneuploidy, 2016 update: a position statement of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics. Genet Med. 2016 Oct;18(10):1056-65.Full text  Abstract

44. Winders PC. Gross motor skills in children with Down syndrome: a guide for parents and professionals. Bethesda, MD: Woodbine House; 1997:1-4.

45. Kumin L. Speech and language skills in children with Down syndrome. Ment Retard Dev Disabil. 1996;2:109-15.

46. Lemons CJ, Fuchs D. Phonological awareness of children with Down syndrome: its role in learning to read and the effectiveness of related interventions. Res Dev Disabil. 2010;31:316-30. Abstract

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48. Salman M. Systematic review of the effect of therapeutic dietary supplements and drugs on cognitive function in subjects with Down syndrome. Eur J Paediatr Neurol. 2002;6:213-9. Abstract

49. Livingstone N, Hanratty J, McShane R, et al. Pharmacological interventions for cognitive decline in people with Down syndrome. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015;(10):CD011546.Full text  Abstract

50. American College of Medical Genetics. Statement on nutritional supplements and piracetam for children with Down syndrome. 1996. http://www.acmg.net (last accessed 24 Jul 2017).Full text

51. National Down Syndrome Society. Vitamin therapy position statement. http://www.ndss.org (last accessed 24 Jul 2017).Full text

52. Fernandez F, Morishita W, Zuniga E, et al. Pharmacotherapy for cognitive impairment in a mouse model of Down syndrome. Nat Neurosci. 2007;10:411-3. Abstract

53. Wiseman FK. Cognitive enhancement therapy for a model of Down syndrome. Sci Transl Med. 2009;18;1:7ps9. Abstract

54. Tsou AY, Bulova P, Capone G, et al; Global Down Syndrome Foundation Medical Care Guidelines for Adults with Down Syndrome Workgroup. Medical care of adults with Down syndrome: a clinical guideline. JAMA. 2020 Oct 20;324(15):1543-56. Abstract

55. Tunstall O, Bhatnagar N, James B, et al; British Society for Haematology. Guidelines for the investigation and management of Transient Leukaemia of Down Syndrome. Br J Haematol. 2018 Jul;182(2):200-11.Full text  Abstract

56. Baird PA, Sadovnick AD. Life expectancy in Down syndrome adults. Lancet. 1988;2:1354-6. Abstract

57. Yang Q, Rasmussen SA, Friedman JM. Mortality associated with Down's syndrome in the USA from 1983 to 1997: a population-based study. Lancet. 2002;359:1019-25. Abstract

58. Rasmussen SA, Wong LY, Correa A, et al. Survival in infants with Down syndrome, Metropolitan Atlanta, 1979-1998. J Pediatr. 2006;148:806-12. Abstract

59. Bittles AH, Bower C, Hussain R, et al. The four ages of Down syndrome. Eur J Public Health. 2007;17:221-5. Abstract

60. Glasson EJ, Jacques A, Wong K, et al. Improved survival in Down syndrome over the last 60 years and the impact of perinatal factors in recent decades. J Pediatr. 2016;169:214-20.Full text  Abstract

61. Wang Y, Liu G, Canfield MA, et al. Racial/ethnic differences in survival of United States children with birth defects: a population-based study. J Pediatr. 2015;166:819-26.Full text  Abstract

62. Shott SR. Down syndrome: common otolaryngologic manifestations. Am J Med Genet C Semin Med Genet. 2006;142C:131-40. Abstract

63. Shott SR, Amin R, Chini B, et al. Obstructive sleep apnea: should all children with Down syndrome be tested? Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2006;132:432-6.Full text  Abstract

64. Trois MS, Capone GT, Lutz JA, et al. Obstructive sleep apnea in adults with Down syndrome. J Clin Sleep Med. 2009;5:317-23.Full text  Abstract

65. Zigman WB, Lott IT. Alzheimer's disease in Down syndrome: neurobiology and risk. Ment Retard Dev Disabil Res Rev. 2007;13:237-46. Abstract

66. Cronk C, Crocker AC, Pueschel SM, et al. Growth charts for children with Down syndrome: 1 month to 18 years of age. Pediatrics. 1988;81:102-10. Abstract

67. DiGuiseppi C, Hepburn S, Davis JM, et al. Screening for autism spectrum disorders in children with Down syndrome: population prevalence and screening test characteristics. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2010;31:181-91. Abstract

68. Capone G, Goyal P, Ares W, et al. Neurobehavioral disorders in children, adolescents, and young adults with Down syndrome. Am J Med Genet C Semin Med Genet. 2006;142C:158-72. Abstract

69. Hitzler JK, Zipursky A. Origins of leukaemia in children with Down syndrome. Nat Rev Cancer. 2005;5:11-20. Abstract

70. Goldberg-Stern H, Strawsburg RH, Patterson B, et al. Seizure frequency and characteristics in children with Down syndrome. Brain Dev. 2001;23:375-8. Abstract

71. Hasle H, Friedman JM, Olsen JH, et al. Low risk of solid tumors in persons with Down syndrome. Genet Med. 2016 Nov;18(11):1151-57.Full text  Abstract

72. Zemel BS, Pipan M, Stallings VA, et al. Growth charts for children with Down Syndrome in the United States. Pediatrics. 2015;136:e1204-11.Full text  Abstract

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