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Síndrome de Down - Prevention

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Prevención:

Los expertos recomiendan la asesoría genética para personas con antecedentes familiares de síndrome de Down que deseen tener un hijo.

El riesgo para las mujeres de tener un hijo con síndrome de Down se incrementa a medida que envejecen y es significativamente mayor entre mujeres de 35 años en adelante.

Las parejas que ya tienen un bebé con este síndrome tienen un mayor riesgo de tener otro bebé con el mismo trastorno.

Exámenes como la translucencia nucal, la amniocentesis o la muestra de vellosidades coriónicas se pueden llevar a cabo en el feto durante los primeros meses del embarazo para verificar si hay síndrome de Down. El American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (Colegio Estadounidense de Obstetras y Ginecólogos) recomienda hacer exámenes de detección para síndrome de Down a todas las mujeres embarazadas, sin importar la edad.

Reviewed last on: 10/18/2010
Neil K. Kaneshiro, MD, MHA, Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

ACOG Committee on Practice Bulletins. ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 77: screening for fetal chromosomal abnormalities. Obstet Gynecol. 2007 Jan;109(1):217-227.

AAP Committee on Genetics. Health supervision for children with Down syndrome. Pediatrics. 2001 Feb;107(2):442-449.

Davidson MA. Primary care for children and adolescents with Down syndrome. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2008;55:1099-1111.

Simpson JL, Otaño L. Prenatal genetic diagnosis. In: Gabbe SG, Niebyl JR, Simpson JL, eds. Obstetrics:Normal and Problem Pregnancies. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone; 2007:chap 7.

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