How to Use trisomy 21 in a Sentence
trisomy 21
noun
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The following week, the results came back positive for trisomy 21, the most common type of Down Syndrome.
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Kate Branch,
Vogue,
9 Feb. 2018
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There are three types of Down syndrome: translocation, mosaicism and trisomy 21.
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Cnn Editorial Research,
CNN,
28 May 2021
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The aim of the series, Grevenitis told me, is to demystify disability by compiling a full portrait of life with trisomy 21.
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Eren Orbey,
The New Yorker,
18 Aug. 2020
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Then all the cells of the resultant embryo have a missing or added chromosome, as in trisomy 21 (Down syndrome), where chromosome 21 has three chromosomes instead of a pair.
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Mark Cohen,
Discover Magazine,
28 Aug. 2014
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In those with trisomy 21, the individual possesses a full extra copy of the chromosome.
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Cnn Editorial Research,
CNN,
28 May 2021
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These laws typically target Down syndrome, or trisomy 21, in which the presence of a third chromosome 21 can have a range of physical and mental effects, milder in some children than others.
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Sarah Zhang,
The Atlantic,
20 May 2022
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For example, having three copies of chromosome 21 (trisomy 21) is of clear clinical interest, because that leads to Down syndrome.
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Quanta Magazine,
8 Sep. 2021
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One condition that could be affected is Down syndrome or trisomy 21, which occurs when a person carries an extra copy (partial or complete) of chromosome 21.
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Joshua Rapp Learn,
Discover Magazine,
8 May 2023
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But Tennessee restricts abortions specifically on the basis of trisomy 21.
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Sarah Zhang,
The Atlantic,
20 May 2022
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The congenital condition now known as trisomy 21 was previously called Down syndrome, a name chosen to replace the unacceptable term Mongolism.
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Helen Branswell,
STAT,
28 Nov. 2022
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