Down syndrome
chromosomal condition
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Summary
Down syndrome is a disability[1]. It draws 30,869 Wikipedia views per month (disability category, ranking #3 of 7).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: class of disease[3]
- Named after: John Langdon Down[4]
- Subclass of: chromosomal disease[5], trisomy[6], total autosomal trisomy[7], otitis[8]
- Commons category: Down syndrome[9]
- Said to be the same as: Mongolian idiocy[10]
- ICPC 2 ID: A90[11]
- Symptoms and signs: otitis media[12], obstructive sleep apnea[13], heart disease[14], intellectual disability[15]
- Has cause: trisomy[16]
- Topic's main category: Category:Down syndrome[17]
- Chromosome: human chromosome 21[18]
- Prevalence: 0.001[19]
- ICD-9-CM: 758.0[20]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C2993[21]
- Health specialty: medical genetics[22], neurology[23]
- Genetic association: human chromosome 21[24]
- Exact match: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_14250[25], http://identifiers.org/doid/DOID:14250[26]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Medicine[27], Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[28]
- Chromosome count: 47[29]
Body
Influence
Things named for Down syndrome include World Down Syndrome Day[30], a world day[31], founded in 2006[32].
Why It Matters
Down syndrome has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 149 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]
Entities named for it include World Down Syndrome Day[30], a world day[31], founded in 2006[32].