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To: BenLurkin
young maternal age has long been associated with the condition

Interesting. A friend of mine in Tulsa had a grandchild born with this condition, which is treated with surgery immediately upon delivery. The mother was quite young - 19, iirc - as was the father. The mother was white and the father Hispanic. We gave them some furniture when we moved.

6 posted on 01/22/2016 10:10:51 AM PST by Tax-chick (Alive, awake, alert, enthusiastic, and mildly hostile toward the universe.)
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To: Tax-chick

I remember this happening to our teacher way back when I was in third grade - she was white, not too young or old. Her husband was a farmer.

I heard a doctor whose son has Downs Syndrome say that our genetic code is so complex that it’s a miracle anyone is born without defects.


7 posted on 01/22/2016 10:15:21 AM PST by NorthstarMom (God says debt is a curse and children are a blessing, yet we apply for loans and prevent pregnancy.)
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