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The name of the disorder is Down's Syndrome or more scientifically known as Trisomy 21. Down's syndrome is characterized by several of the following: broad flat face; up-slanted eyes, sometimes with an inner epicanthal fold; low-set ears; small nose and enlarged tongue and lips; sloping under chin; moderate to sever mental retardation; heart or kidney malformations or both; and abnormal dermal ridge patterns on fingers, palms, and soles. The frequency of giving birth to a child, male or female, with the congenital disorder is 1 per 650 to 1000 births. The risk increases as the maternal age increases. For example, the risk of having a live born with Down syndrome at maternal age of 30 would be 1 in 1,000 and at maternal age of 40 would be 9 in 1,000. Down's syndrome is the first autosomal chromosome disorder to be described in man. If a sperm or egg with an abnormal number of chromosomes merges with a normal mate, the resulting fertilized egg will have an abnormal amount of......

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